Reactant liquid system for facilitating the production of carbon nanostructures

a liquid system and reactant technology, applied in the direction of material nanotechnology, single-walled nanotubes, chemistry apparatus and processes, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the quality and properties of carbon nanotubes, slowed the application practicability of carbon nanostructures in products, and only small quantities of carbon nanotubes of inconsistent quality

a liquid system and reactant technology, applied in the direction of material nanotechnology, single-walled nanotubes, chemistry apparatus and processes, etc., can solve the problems of affecting the quality and properties of carbon nanotubes, slowed the application practicability of carbon nanostructures in products, and only small quantities of carbon nanotubes of inconsistent quality

US20060008403A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-01-12CLEAN TECH INT
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[0019] The claims at the end of this application set out novel features which the Applicant believes are characteristic of the invention. The various advantages and features of the invention together with preferred modes of use of the invention will best be understood by reference to the following description of illustrative embodiments read in conjunction with the drawings introduced above.

[0020] Referring to the diagrammatic representation of FIG. 1, an apparatus 100 for producing carbon nanostructures according to the present invention includes a reactant liquid vessel 101 for containing a reactant liquid 105 at a reactant liquid level 102. An injection arrangement shown generally at reference numeral 103 allows a stream of feed material to be injected into reactant liquid vessel 101 at an injection point 104 below reactant liquid level 102. Apparatus 100 further includes a collection arrangement shown generally in dashed box 106. The illustrated collection arrangement includes ...

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A method includes isolating carbon atoms as conditioned carbide anions below a surface of a reactant liquid. The conditioned carbide anions are then enabled to escape from the reactant liquid to a collection area where carbon nanostructures may form. A carbon structure produced in this fashion includes at least one layer made up of hexagonally arranged carbon atoms. Each carbon atom has three covalent bonds to adjoining carbon atoms and one unbound pi electron.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10 / 887,695, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Producing Carbon Nanostructures,” and a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11 / 025,717, entitled “Method and Apparatus for Preparing A Collection Surface for Use in Producing Carbon Nanostructures.” The Applicant claims the benefit of each of these applications under 35 U.S.C. § 120. The entire content of each of these applications is incorporated herein by this reference.TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to methods for manufacturing carbon nanotubes and other carbon nanostructures from a carbon-bearing feedstock. In particular, the invention relates to methods for placing carbon atoms in condition to form impurity-free carbon nanostructures. The invention also includes a particular type of carbon nanostructure. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] Carbon nan...

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12 Jan 2006
Publication
US20060008403A1
IPC
C01B31/30
CPC
B82Y30/00; B82Y40/00; C01B31/0246; C01B2202/04; C01B31/30; C01B2202/02; C01B31/0293; Y10S977/842
Inventors
WAGNER, ANTHONY S.