发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for producing single-wall carbon nanotubes |
摘要 |
The invention relates to a method for producing single-wall carbon nanotubes. The method of the invention comprises the steps of (a) providing a plasma torch having a plasma tube with a plasma-discharging end; (b) feeding an inert gas through the plasma tube to form a primary plasma; (c) contacting a carbon-containing substance and a metal catalyst with the primary plasma at the plasma-discharging end of the plasma tube, to form a secondary plasma containing atoms or molecules of carbon and atoms of the metal catalyst; and (d) condensing the atoms or molecules of carbon and the atoms of the metal catalyst to form single-wall carbon nanotubes. Alternatively, steps (b) and (c) can be carried out by feeding an inert gas and an inorganic metal catalyst through the plasma tube to form a primary plasma containing atoms of the inorganic metal catalyst and contacting a carbon-containing substance with the primary plasma at the plasma-discharging end of the plasma tube, to form a secondary plasma containing atoms or molecules of carbon and the atoms of metal catalyst. An apparatus for carrying out the method according to the invention is also disclosed.
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申请公布号 |
US7591989(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2009.09.22 |
申请号 |
US20030434181 |
申请日期 |
2003.05.09 |
申请人 |
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE |
发明人 |
SMILJANIC OLIVIER;STANSFIELD BARRY L. |
分类号 |
D01F9/12;B01J19/08;C01B31/02;D01F9/127 |
主分类号 |
D01F9/12 |
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