Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
204157470 | Carbon containing product produced | 16 |
20080308407 | PHOTO-INDUCED REDUCTION-OXIDATION CHEMISTRY OF CARBON NANOTUBES - Described herein is a method for the photo-induced reduction/oxidation of carbon nanotubes, and their use in photochemical cells and in electrochemical cells for the generation of hydrogen. | 12-18-2008 |
20090200157 | Method for the production of diamond - [Problems] An object of this invention is to provide a method for the production of diamond at a high rate and in a high efficiency using in-liquid plasma. | 08-13-2009 |
20090277772 | Process for Continous Production of Carbon Fibres - A process for continuous production of carbon fibres whereby stabilised precursor fibres are carbonised and graphitised with the help of high-frequency electromagnetic waves, characterised in that the stabilised precursor fibres are continuously conveyed, as the inner conductor of a coaxial conductor consisting of an outer and an inner conductor, through the coaxial conductor and a treatment zone; that the stabilised precursor fibres are irradiated in the treatment zone with high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are absorbed by the precursor fibres, which are thereby heated and converted into carbon fibres; and that the stabilised precursor fibres or carbon fibres are conveyed under an inert gas atmosphere through the coaxial conductor and the treatment zone. | 11-12-2009 |
20100025225 | CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS USING A HIGH TEMPERATURE INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA - High-power inductively coupled plasma technology is used for thermal cracking and vaporization of continuously fed carbonaceous materials into elemental carbon, for reaction with separate and continuously fed metal catalysts inside a gas-phase high-temperature reactor system operating at or slightly below atmospheric pressures. In one particularly preferred embodiment, in-flight growth of carbon nanomaterials is initiated, continued, and controlled at high flow rates, enabling continuous collection and product removal via gas/solid filtration and separation methods, and/or liquid spray filtration and solid collection methods suitable for producing industrial-scale production quantities. In another embodiment, the reaction chamber and/or filtration/separation media include non-catalytic or catalytic metals to simultaneously or separately induce on-substrate synthesis and growth of carbon nanomaterials. The on-substrate grown carbon nanomaterials are produced in secondary chambers that are selectively isolated for periodic removal of the product. | 02-04-2010 |
20100072054 | CARBON NANOTUBE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, CARBON NANOTUBE MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND RADICAL PRODUCING APPARATUS - A carbon nanotube manufacturing apparatus includes a plasma generating unit that generates plasma including ions, radicals, and electrons, from gas; a carbon nanotube manufacturing unit that manufactures carbon nanotubes from the radicals; a shielding electrode unit that is provided between the plasma generating unit and the carbon nanotube manufacturing unit and prevents the ions and the electrons from entering the carbon nanotube manufacturing unit; and a bias applying unit that applies a voltage to the shielding electrode unit, wherein the shielding electrode unit includes at least two first shielding electrodes that are arranged one above another, each of the first shielding electrodes having at least one opening. | 03-25-2010 |
20100213046 | Titania nanotube arrays, methods of manufacture, and photocatalytic conversion of carbon dioxide using same - Nitrogen-doped titania nanotubes exhibiting catalytic activity on exposure to any one or more of ultraviolet, visible, and/or infrared radiation, or combinations thereof are disclosed. The nanotube arrays may be co-doped with one or more nonmetals and may further include co-catalyst nanoparticles. Also, methods are disclosed for use of nitrogen-doped titania nanotubes in catalytic conversion of carbon dioxide alone or in admixture with hydrogen-containing gases such as water vapor and/or other reactants as may be present or desirable into products such as hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon-containing products, hydrogen and hydrogen-containing products, carbon monoxide and other carbon-containing products, or combinations thereof. | 08-26-2010 |
20100307912 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR CONVERTING CARBON DIOXIDE AND TREATING WASTE MATERIAL - Methods and apparatuses for converting carbon dioxide and treating waste material using a high energy electron beam are disclosed. For example, carbon dioxide and an aqueous reaction solution having a reactant can be combined to form an aqueous reaction mixture, and the aqueous reaction mixture can then be subjected to a high energy electron beam that initiates a reaction between carbon dioxide and the reactant to form a reaction product. Solid or liquid waste material can be treated by, for example, combining carbon dioxide and a solid or liquid waste material having a reactant and then subjecting the carbon dioxide and solid or liquid waste material having a reactant to a high energy electron beam to initiate a reaction between the carbon dioxide and the reactant to form a reaction product. | 12-09-2010 |
20110114471 | METHOD FOR SORTING CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS) AND DEVICE FOR CNTS SORTING - A method for sorting carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for sorting CNTs of the present disclosure comprises providing to a surface of a substrate, the surface modified with a trans isomer of photo-isomerization-reactive diazo compound, a dispersion containing a mixture of conducting CNTs and semiconducting CNTs; removing CNTs which are not associated with the modified surface from the surface; and irradiating the modified surface to detach the CNTs associated with the modified surface. | 05-19-2011 |
20120097521 | NANOSTRUCTURED APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING CARBON-CONTAINING MOLECULES AS A RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE - Nanostructured arrays having a metal catalyst (e.g., cobalt) are irradiated with light to initiate the an artificial photosynthetic reaction resulting in the formation of carbon-containing molecules, for example, long chained hydrocarbons or amino acids. A nanostructure having one or more structural elements having a high aspect ratio can formed over a substrate and are placed in contact with water and a carbon-containing source (e.g., carbon dioxide, bicarbonate, methane). When the nanostructure is exposed to light, the water and the carbon-containing source can react to form a molecule having at least two carbon atoms chained together. Structural elements may include a number of metal layers arranged in a patterned configuration so that, upon light irradiation, a greater amount of light energy is concentrated in close proximity to the region where the reaction is catalyzed than for the case without the patterned configuration. | 04-26-2012 |
20130026028 | BROMINE-SENSITIZED SOLAR PHOTOLYSIS OF CARBON DIOXIDE - There is described a process for depositing carbon on a surface, comprising, while contacting a mixture of CO | 01-31-2013 |
20130056346 | PRODUCTION OF GRAPHENE USING ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - Methods for converting graphite oxide into graphene by exposure to electromagnetic radiation are described. As an example, graphene oxide may be rapidly converted into graphene upon exposure to converged sunlight. | 03-07-2013 |
20130146439 | PHOTO-INDUCED REDUCTION-OXIDATION CHEMISTRY OF CARBON NANOTUBES - Described herein is a method for the photo-induced reduction/oxidation of carbon nanotubes, and their use in photochemical cells and in electrochemical cells for the generation of hydrogen. | 06-13-2013 |
20140048411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RESTORING PROPERTIES OF GRAPHENE - A method and apparatus for restoring properties of graphene includes exposing the graphene to plasma having a density in a range from about 0.3*10 | 02-20-2014 |
20140216919 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FABRICATING GRAPHENE USING A PLURALITY OF LIGHT SOURCES - A method of fabricating graphene using a plurality of light sources, and an apparatus for fabricating graphene are provided. The apparatus for fabricating graphene includes a first light source configured to irradiate a graphite oxide layer on a substrate, a second light source configured to further irradiate the irradiated graphite oxide layer, and a control unit configured to control an order of irradiation from the first light source and the second light source. | 08-07-2014 |
20150107986 | PHOTOCATALYTIC MATERIAL FOR SPLITTING OXIDES OF CARBON - An embodiment relates to a photocatalytic composite material comprising (a) a first component that generates a photoexcited electron and has at least a certain minimum bandgap to absorb visible light and a structure that substantially prevents the recombination of the photoexcited electron and a hole; (b) a second component that adsorbs/absorbs an oxide of carbon; and (c) a third component that splits the oxide of carbon into carbon and oxygen using the photoexcited electron. | 04-23-2015 |
20150291434 | METHOD TO REDUCE CO2 TO CO USING PLASMON-ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYSIS - Described is a method of reducing CO | 10-15-2015 |