586 results about "Porous network" patented technology

This invention provides a nano-structured anode composition for a lithium metal cell. The composition comprises: (a) an integrated structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising interconnected pores, wherein the nano-filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm; and (b) micron- or nanometer-scaled particles of lithium, a lithium alloy, or a lithium-containing compound wherein at least one of the particles is surface-passivated or stabilized and the weight fraction of these particles is between 1% and 99% based on the total weight of these particles and the integrated structure together. Also provided is a lithium metal cell or battery, or lithium-air cell or battery, comprising such an anode. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

This invention provides a process for producing a hybrid nano-filament composition for use in a lithium battery electrode. The process comprises: (a) providing a porous aggregate of electrically conductive nano-wires that are substantially interconnected, intersected, physically contacted, or chemically bonded to form a porous network of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the nano-wires have a diameter or thickness less than 500 nm; and (b) depositing an electro-active coating onto a surface of the nano-wires, wherein the electro-active coating is capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and the coating has a thickness less than 10 μm, preferably less than 1 μm. This process is applicable to the production of both an anode and a cathode. The battery featuring an anode or cathode made with this process exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

Disclosed is a method of producing a hybrid nano-filament composition for use in a lithium battery electrode. The method comprises: (a) providing an aggregate of nanometer-scaled, electrically conductive filaments that are substantially interconnected, intersected, physically contacted, or chemically bonded to form a porous network of electrically conductive filaments, wherein the filaments comprise electro-spun nano-fibers that have a diameter less than 500 nm (preferably less than 100 nm); and (b) depositing micron- or nanometer-scaled coating onto a surface of the electro-spun nano-fibers, wherein the coating comprises an electro-active material capable of absorbing and desorbing lithium ions and the coating has a thickness less than 10 μm (preferably less than 1 μm). The same method can be followed to produce an anode or a cathode. The battery featuring an anode or cathode made with this method exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

A lithium secondary battery comprising a cathode, an anode, and a separator-electrolyte assembly or electrolyte layer disposed between the cathode and the anode, wherein the anode comprises: (a) an integrated nano-structure of electrically conductive nanometer-scaled filaments that are interconnected to form a porous network of electron-conducting paths comprising interconnected pores, wherein the filaments have a transverse dimension less than 500 nm; and (b) a foil of lithium or lithium alloy as an anode active material. The battery exhibits an exceptionally high specific capacity, an excellent reversible capacity, and a long cycle life.

The invention relates to a porous metal organic framework material based on transition metal cobalt and a preparation method thereof. The metal organic framework material is a compound with supramolecular porous network structure and formed by self-assembly of metal ions and organic ligands through coordination complexation. The porous cobalt-based metal organic framework material contains one or more metal ions, and one or more organic ligands; and at least one of the metal ions is Co (II). The porous cobalt-based organic framework material has excellent selective adsorption on CH4 in a separation process of CH4 and N2; and the advantage of adsorption selectivity on CH4 is particularly evident under low pressure. The material is particularly suitable for development and recovery of oil field gas, coal bed methane and biogas.

A vehicle seat for cooling and heating may include a seat pad, a mesh sheet having a certain thickness, a first film, and a porous seat cover, which are arranged sequentially in the direction in which air is introduced to flow. The seat pad has a pad hole, which allows air to pass through, and includes one or both of a seat cushion pad, which supports the buttocks of a user, and a seatback pad, which supports the upper body of the user. The mesh sheet has a porous network structure, through which air easily passes. The first film has a first film hole, which allows air to pass through. Air passages are maintained stable to maximize blowing performance, seating comfort is improved, and a ventilation structure is simplified to reduce manufacturing costs while improving productivity.

Low dielectric constant films with improved elastic modulus. The method of making such coatings involves providing a porous network coating produced from a resin containing at least 2 Si-H groups and plasma curing the coating to convert the coating into porous silica. Plasma curing of the network coating yields a coating with improved modulus, but with a higher dielectric constant. The coating is plasma cured for between about 15 and about 120 seconds at a temperature less than about 350° C. The plasma cured coating can optionally be annealed. Rapid thermal processing (RTP) of the plasma cured coating reduces the dielectric constant of the coating while maintaining an improved elastic modulus as compared to the plasma cured porous network coating. The annealing temperature is typically less than about 475° C., and the annealing time is typically no more than about 180 seconds. The annealed, plasma cured coating has a dielectric constant in the range of from about 1.1 to about 2.4 and an improved elastic modulus.

The present invention discloses a preparation method for hydrophobic silica aerogel with industrial waterglass as a raw material, which comprises the following steps: diluting the industrial waterglass with water; neutralizing with an acid to obtain hydrosol; allowing the hydrosol to stand and age for 8-48 hours at normal temperature so as to form hydrogel; replacing the water in the hydrogel with anhydrous ethanol; allowing the hydrogel to react with organosilane compounds; performing surface modification and simultaneous solvent exchange with n-hexane; suction-filtering; washing; allowing to stand at normal temperature to obtain white hydrophobic silica aerogel powder. The preparation method has simple process and low cost, and the prepared aerogel has porous network-like structure which features a low density and a high specific surface area.

Si-doped porous GaN is fabricated by UV-enhanced Pt-assisted electrochemical etching and together with a low-temperature grown buffer layer are utilized as the template for InGaN growth. The porous network in GaN shows nanostructures formed on the surface. Subsequent growth of InGaN shows that it is relaxed on these nanostructures as the area on which the growth takes place is very small. The strain relaxation favors higher indium incorporation. Besides, this porous network creates a relatively rough surface of GaN to modify the surface energy which can enhance the nucleation of impinging indium atoms thereby increasing indium incorporation. It shifts the luminescence from 445 nm for a conventionally grown InGaN structure to 575 nm and enhances the intensity by more than two-fold for the growth technique in the present invention under the same growth conditions. There is also a spectral broadening of the output extending from 480 nm to 720 nm.

A sandwich material comprising two metal plates affixed to and separated by a fibrous core, is characterised in that the core comprises a three-dimensional porous network comprising metal fibres, wherein substantially all of the fibres are inclined at an acute angle to the plates. The sandwich material is lightweight, thin and handles like a monolithic sheet. It displays high beam stiffness and is easy to weld. It as therefore particularly useful in the manufacture of aircraft and vehicle parts.

The invention discloses a porous metal organic framework material reinforcing methane adsorption separation and preparation and application thereof, the porous metal organic framework material is a supramolecular porous network structural compound prepared from metal ions at least containing CuII and at least one organic compound which can be coordinated with the CuII and at least is provided with two teeth. The CuII-containing porous metal organic framework material can be synthesized by co precipitation, hydrothermal, microwave, ball milling and other different methods, the biggest feature of the porous metal organic framework material is to improve the methane adsorption separation performance by use of effect of weakly polar or nonpolar solvents on the surface in the preparation process of. The CuII-containing porous metal organic framework material has excellent CH4 adsorption selectivity in the separation process of CH4 and N2, the equilibrium adsorption selectivity can reach more than 6, and the material is particularly suitable for use in oil field gas, shale gas, coal seam gas and biogas development and utilization process.

The invention discloses a graphene aerogel intelligent phase-change fiber, and a preparation method and an application thereof. The graphene aerogel intelligent phase-change fiber comprises graphene aerogel fiber, a phase-change material and a hydrophobic coating layer, wherein the graphene aerogel fiber has a continuous graphene three-dimensional porous network structure formed by overlapping ofgraphene lamellas; the phase-change material is wrapped on the graphene lamellas, and fills and is embedded into the three-dimensional porous network structure; and the hydrophobic coating layer uniformly coats the surface of the graphene aerogel fiber. The graphene aerogel intelligent phase-change fiber provided by the invention has the advantages of excellent electrical properties, flexibility and hydrophobic properties, adjustable phase-change material loading capacity, thermal enthalpy value and melting point, and good application in the aspects of phase-change energy storage, photothermalconversion and storage, and electrothermal conversion and storage; meanwhile, the preparation process provided by the invention is simple, has mild and controllable reaction conditions, is green andpollution-free, is applicable to large-scale production and has extensive application prospects.

In the present invention, the solid contacted ISE and the solid contacted reference are based on a conductive porous network with a solid contact and membrane disposed thereon. The porous networks are not only mechanically stable, but also provide pore structure for the solid contact and membrane to intercalate, which enhances the life time and stability of the sensors. The invention further incorporates a unique fluidic fitting sensor and sealing mechanism so that measurements can be taken at high pressures. The fitting design has many benefits, such as low cost and disposability, which allows them to be mass manufactured. These sensors can be produced for detection of many different kinds of ions by applying different types of ion selective membranes, including polyvinylchloride (PVC) based ion-selective membranes and fluorous matrixes based ion-selective membranes.

The invention relates to three-dimensional network graphene for a lithium battery and a preparing method thereof. The preparing method of the three-dimensional network graphene for the lithium battery comprises the steps that firstly, high-purity expanded graphite, an anion type organic surface active agent, a dispersing agent, an antifoaming agent and a solvent are fully mixed, so that thick few-layer graphene slurry is obtained; liquid swelling high polymer materials are added, composite slurry is obtained after even mixing, and the composite slurry is coated in holes of porous foam materials; finally, the porous foam materials are fully carbonized and then are further processed, so that three-dimensional network graphene powder is obtained. The graphene prepared through the method is of a porous network structure on the microscopic scale, and thus the graphene is high in specific surface area, high in conductivity, high in heat conductivity and good in electrolyte wettability; when the graphene is mixed into positive electrode and negative electrode materials of the lithium battery for manufacturing pole pieces, the electron conduction can be effectively improved, the internal resistance of the battery can be greatly lowered, the amount of heat generated when the battery is charged and discharged is educed, the power density, the energy density and the safety of the battery are further improved, and the service life of the battery is prolonged.

The invention discloses gelatin hydrogel, which is of a water molecule filled porous three-network structure, wherein the first network is a cross-linked network between the modified gelatin; the second network is a cross-linked network between polyethylene glycol diacrylate; the third network is a cross-linked network between the modified gelatin and the polyethylene glycol diacrylate. The invention also discloses a preparation method of the gelatin hydrogel. By using an ultraviolet light catalytic crosslinking technology, the modified gelatin is cross-linked with the polyethylene glycol diacrylate; the gelatin hydrogel is obtained through preparation. The gelatin hydrogel provided by the invention has the advantages that the elasticity modulus and the degrading performance of the support frame can be regulated and controlled through changing the modification degree of the modified gelatin and the addition quantity of the polyethylene glycol diacrylate; the structure regulation can be better performed according to the requirements of different tissue engineering support frames; the proper space and the intensity can be provided for the growth of the cells; the ordered space structure is formed.

The present subject matter relates generally to design, synthesis, and characterization of materials with well-defined porous networks of molecular dimensions in which the size and surface energy of the pores can be externally and reversibly controlled to dynamically modulate the adsorption and transport of molecular species.

A thin, flexible, porous ceramic composite (PCC) film useful as a separator for a molten-salt thermal battery comprises 50% to 95% by weight of electrically non-conductive ceramic fibers comprising a coating of magnesium oxide on the surface of the fibers in an amount in the range of 5% to 50% by weight. The ceramic fibers comprise Al₂O₃, AlSiO₂, BN, AlN, or a mixture of two or more of the foregoing; and the magnesium oxide coating interconnects the ceramic fibers providing a porous network of magnesium oxide-coated fibers having a porosity of not less than 50% by volume. The pores of the film optionally can include a solid electrolyte salt. A laminated electrode/PCC film combination is also provided, as well as a thermal battery cell comprising the PCC film as a separator.