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Collaborative Research: Investigating the Molten Salt Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticl — NSF Award to Virginia Polytechnic Ins

With the support of the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program in the Division of Chemistry, Yuanbing Mao of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Tao Li of Northern Illinois University (NIU) will investigate the molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are attracting

Award titleCollaborative Research: Investigating the Molten Salt Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanoparticl
Award ID2612168
AwardeeVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
CityBLACKSBURG
StateVA
Amount obligated$270,000
Principal investigatorTao Li
ProgramMacromolec/Supramolec/Nano
Start date03/01/2026
AbstractWith the support of the Macromolecular, Supramolecular and Nanochemistry Program in the Division of Chemistry, Yuanbing Mao of the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Tao Li of Northern Illinois University (NIU) will investigate the molten salt synthesis of metal oxide nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are attracting wide interest due to their exceptional properties enabling a wide range of applications in clean energy, photonics, pharmaceutical industry and more. Molten salt synthesis has eme
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