Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Sulfur or compound thereof – Binary compound
Reexamination Certificate
2006-03-28
2006-03-28
Silverman, Stanley S. (Department: 1754)
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Sulfur or compound thereof
Binary compound
C423S509000, C977S726000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07018606
ABSTRACT:
A process and apparatus are presented for obtaining inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures. A metal oxide is evaporated at predetermined temperature conditions, and is swept towards a reacting zone, to which first and second gas phase reacting agents are concurrently swept. The evaporated metal oxide thus interacts with the first reacting agent and is converted into metal suboxide nanoparticles in the gas phase. The condensing metal suboxide nanoparticles interact with the second reacting agent in the gas phase resulting in substantially pure phase of the inorganic fullerene-like nanoparticles.
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Feldman Yishay
Rosentsveig Rita
Tenne Reshef
Zak Alla
Browdy and Neimark
Hertzog Ardith E
Silverman Stanley S.
Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
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