Righini Giancarlo C
Enrico Fermi Centre, 00184 Roma, Italy.
Nello Carrara Institute of Applied Physics (IFAC CNR), 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Italy.
Micromachines (Basel). 2018 Jul 30;9(8):379. doi: 10.3390/mi9080379.
Microspheres made of glass, polymer, or crystal material have been largely used in many application areas, extending from paints to lubricants, to cosmetics, biomedicine, optics and photonics, just to mention a few. Here the focus is on the applications of glassy microspheres in the field of energy, namely covering issues related to their use in solar cells, in hydrogen storage, in nuclear fusion, but also as high-temperature insulators or proppants for shale oil and gas recovery. An overview is provided of the fabrication techniques of bulk and hollow microspheres, as well as of the excellent results made possible by the peculiar properties of microspheres. Considerations about their commercial relevance are also added.
由玻璃、聚合物或晶体材料制成的微球已广泛应用于许多领域，从涂料到润滑剂，再到化妆品、生物医学、光学和光子学等等，这里仅列举几个。本文重点关注玻璃微球在能源领域的应用，即涵盖其在太阳能电池、储氢、核聚变中的应用问题，以及作为高温绝缘体或用于页岩油气开采的支撑剂的应用。本文概述了实心和空心微球的制造技术，以及微球独特性能所带来的优异成果。此外，还探讨了它们的商业价值。
