Biomass Graphitized Molding Material for Stable Carbon Cluster Production
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for producing carbon clusters rely on petroleum- and coal-derived materials, which are finite resources and have practicality issues, and there is a lack of industrially viable technology using plant-derived materials.
Innovation Solution
A molding material for producing carbon clusters using biomass as the main raw material, graphitized with a binder, having specific electrical resistivity and diffraction patterns, produced through calcination and graphitization at high temperatures.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If petroleum- and coal-derived materials are used as raw materials for carbon electrodes, then carbon clusters can be produced with established industrial processes, but the production relies on finite resources that take an enormous amount of time to generate
Solution Approach 1:
The invention changes the fundamental parameter of raw material source from fossil-based (petroleum/coal) to biomass-based (plant-derived). This substitution maintains the carbon content necessary for carbon cluster formation while transitioning to renewable resources, thereby resolving the contradiction between production efficiency and resource availability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs biomass materials (such as plant-derived carbon sources) that are renewable and can be replenished relatively quickly compared to fossil fuels. These biomass-based electrodes serve as consumable materials that can be regularly replaced, ensuring continuous production without depleting finite resources.
2Ease of manufacture
If block charcoal or India ink dried for one hour is used as anode electrodes, then carbon materials can be produced, but it is difficult to determine the exact position of the block material and obtain stable discharge continuously
Solution Approach 1:
The invention applies preliminary graphitization treatment to the biomass-based electrode material before use. This pre-treatment process develops a stable laminated structure and ensures consistent electrical properties, thereby enabling stable and continuous discharge while maintaining ease of manufacture from renewable resources.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the physical and chemical parameters of the electrode material through graphitization, transforming biomass into a material with stable electrical conductivity and structural integrity. This parameter transformation ensures reliable and continuous discharge while maintaining the advantage of using renewable raw materials.
3Reliability
If conventional carbon electrodes are manufactured through mixing, kneading, molding, firing, and graphitization, then stable carbon materials can be produced, but the process uses petroleum- and coal-derived raw materials
Solution Approach 1:
The invention substitutes the raw material parameter from fossil-based carbon sources to biomass-based carbon sources while maintaining the essential carbon content and structural properties needed for stable electrode performance. This substitution preserves electrode reliability while achieving renewability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates composite structures by combining biomass-derived carbon materials with binding agents, forming stable electrode compositions that maintain the reliability of conventional carbon electrodes while incorporating renewable raw materials. The composite approach ensures both stability and sustainability.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The material is sustainable, ecological, and suitable for industrial carbon cluster production with high yield and low power consumption, suitable for use in cosmetics and other applications.
Implementation Method 1
The term 'graphitization' generally refers to the conversion of non-graphitic carbon into graphitic carbon with a three-dimensional regular structure of graphite by developing its laminated structure mainly through physical changes by heat treatment at about 1,500° C. or higher
Implementation Method 2
obtaining a molded precursor containing a calcined biomass and a binder
Data Source
AI summary
A molding material for producing the carbon clusters using biomass as the main raw material, comprising the biomass and a binder as the derived raw material, wherein the molding material is graphitized, the electrical resistivity of the molding material is equal to or less than 100 μΩm, the diffraction pattern of the molding material by powder X-ray diffraction method has one peak between 2θ (θ is the Bragg angle) of 26 to 27°, and the value of ⅓ width divided by the base of the peak is equal to or less than 0.68. The method for producing the molding material for producing the carbon clusters according to any of claims 1 to 6, comprising following steps of: obtaining a molded precursor containing a calcined biomass and a binder; optionally, further baking the precursor; and graphitizing the precursor at a temperature of 2500° C. or higher.