COMBUSTION PROCESS FOR SYNTHESIS OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS FROM LIQUID HYDROCARBON

摘要

The present invention provides a combustion apparatus for the production of carbon nanomaterials including fullerenes and fullerenic soot. Most generally the combustion apparatus comprises one or more inlets (25A)(25B) for introducing an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrocarbon fuel gas in the combustion system such that a flame can be established from the mixed gases, a droplet delivery apparatus (7) for introducing droplets of a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock into the flame, and a collector apparatus for collecting condensable products containing carbon nanomaterials that are generated in the combustion system. The combustion system optionally has reaction zone (20) downstream of the flame. If this reaction zone (20) is present the hydrocarbon feedstock can be introduced into the flame, the reaction zone (20) or both.