An automated platform for "on-demand" high-speed catalyst synthesis by flame spray pyrolysis.

ABSTRACT: Flame-Spray Pyrolysis (FSP) is a versatile synthetic aerosol method to produce inorganic mixed-metal nanoparticles, frequently used for catalysts, battery materials, or chromophores. This work introduces a novel automated robotic platform based on FSP - AutoFSP - to accelerate materials discovery and optimization while providing standardized, machine-readable documentation of all synthesis steps. The manuscript outlines the design considerations for both hardware and software of AutoFSP, as well as the platform's performance in terms of speed, accuracy, and repeatability. AutoFSP has demonstrated significant time savings by reducing operator workload by a factor of two to three, while also improving documentation and decreasing the chance of human experimental error. AutoFSP achieves high

SUBMITTER: Engel KM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12557465 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature