Chemistry of inorganic compounds – Carbon or compound thereof – Elemental carbon
Patent
1999-04-14
2000-12-19
Dunn, Tom
Chemistry of inorganic compounds
Carbon or compound thereof
Elemental carbon
423445R, 4234491, 423450, 423452, C01B 3102
Patent
active
06162411&
ABSTRACT:
A method for the production of fullerenic nanostructures is described in which unsaturated hydrocarbon fuel and oxygen are combusted in a burner chamber at a sub-atmospheric pressure, thereby establishing a flame. The condensibles of the flame are collected at a post-flame location. The condensibles contain fullerenic nanostructures, such as single and nested nanotubes, single and nested nanoparticles and giant fullerenes. The method of producing fullerenic soot from flames is also described.
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Chowdhury K. Das
Howard Jack B.
Vander Sande John B.
DiMauro Peter
Dunn Tom
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scozzafava Mary Rose
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