Altairnano - Technology



	Nano-titanate

	Nano Titanium Dioxide

	Nano Yytria Stabilized Zirconia

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Altairnano has developed a proprietary technology to produce a wide range of nanomaterials for a variety of novel applications. Altairnano has the facilities and personnel to quickly move new products through development stages to production. The flexible and robust process is capable of manufacturing a wide variety of nano-sized ceramics. The following table, with links to examples, illustrates the current breadth of product development at Altairnano. Explore the SEM and XRD scans of these advanced materials.

Materials Produced

Material	Common Name	Properties	Uses
YSZ	Yttria Stablized Zirconia	white powder; specific gravity 5.4; surface area 1-100 m²/g	(Stabilized) Refractory furnace linings, crucibles, etc.; solid electrolyte for fuel cells operating at 1000°C. or more. ; plasma coatings, new generation of ceramics
Al2O3/TiO2 mixtures	Alumina/Titania mixtures	white powder	Thermal spray grade powders; catalyst support; refractories; thermal barrier
La2O3	lanthana, lanthanum trioxide, lanthanum sesquioxide	white or buff amorphous powder; specific gravity 6.51; melting point 2315°C	Calcium lights; optical glass; technical ceramics; cores for carbon-arc electrodes; fluorescent phophors; refractories
Li2TiO3	lithium titanate	light brown powder. Insoluble in water. Has strong fluxing properties in small percentages in titanium-bearing enamels. Piezoelectric	The insolubility permits its use in vitreous and semi-vitreous glazes.
Li4Ti5O12	Lithium Titanate Spinel	Intercalates lithium ions in battery applications; Specific capacity: ;Voltage vs. Li 1.5V	Primary or secondary lithium ion battery applications either as a cathode or anode.
MgO	magnesia	White powder; melting point 2800°C; specific gravity 3.6; slightly soluble in water; soluble in acids and ammonium salt solutions. Noncombustible.	Refractories, especially for steel furnace linings; polycrystalline ceramic for aircraft windshields; electrical insulation;pharmaceuticals and cosmetics; inorganic rubber accelerator; oxychloride and oxysulfate cements; paper manufacture; fertilizers; removal of sulfur dioxide from stack gases; adsorption and catalysis; semiconductors; paharmacetuicals; food and feed additive.
TiO2 - 40 nm size	TiNano 40	Various doped versions providing materials with high photocatalytic properties to reduced photocatalytic activity; high thermal stability	Catalyst and catalyst support, transparent, low photocatalytic thin film coatings; anti-corrosive pigment
Y2O3	yttria	Yellowish-white powder. Soluble in dilute acids; insoluble in water; specific gravity 4.84; melting point 2410°C	Phosphors for color TV tubes (alloy with europium), yttrium-iron garnets for microwave filters; stabilizer for zirconia refractories.
ZnO	Chinese white, zinc white	Coarse white or grayish powder;pdpr;ess; bitter taste; absorbs carbon dioxide from air; has the greatest ultraviolet absorption of all commercial pigments; specific gravity 5.47; melting point 1975°C; soluble in acids and alkalies; insolutble in water alcohol. Noncombustible; nontoxic as powder.	Accelerator activator, pigment and reinforcing agent in rubber; ointments; pigment and mold-growth inhibitor in paints; ceramics; floor tile; glass; zinc salts; feed additive; dietary supplement; seed treatment; cosmetics; semiconductor in electronic devices; photo-conductor in office copying machines and in color photography; piezoelectric devices.