Apparatus for mechanical exfoliation of particulate materials

摘要

Apparatus and system of components to mechanically exfoliate particulate materials using a multi-axis approach to deliver predetermined forces to a particulate material, including containers to hold particulate material and media, also including media, and, the associated parameters for operating such equipment along with methods and compositions provided by the apparatus and methods.

主权项

1. An apparatus for mechanically exfoliating particulate material with a basil plane, said apparatus comprising in combination:
i. a support frame; ii. a motor mount; iii. a motor mounted on said motor mount, said motor having a drive shaft, said drive shaft having a driven flywheel mounted thereon; iv. said support frame having a non-stationary plate surmounted thereon by mounted shock absorbers, said non-stationary plate having a front end and a back end, said non-stationary plate having rigidly surmounted thereon v. a processor assembly comprising:
a main drive shaft having two ends extending through drive shaft mounts, said main drive shaft comprising a flywheel between said ends of said main drive shaft;one or more cams on said main drive shaft, and a fastening means on each end of said main drive shaft to maintain said main drive shaft in said drive shaft mounts; vi. a canister carrier mounted on each cam, said canister carrier comprising:
a hub, wherein said hub has an external surface mounted cradle and an internal flat surface supporting bearings; vii. a stabilizer drive mechanism, said stabilizer drive mechanism comprising:
a ring gear driven by a pinion gear,a secondary drive shaft surmounted on said non-stationary flat plate, said secondary drive shaft being mounted in secondary drive shaft mounts, surmounted on said non-stationary flat plate;said secondary drive shaft having at least three first drive wheels; viii. a drive link connecting each said first drive wheel with an aligned second drive wheel.