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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8158095 | Non-thermofusible phenol resin powder, method for producing the same, thermosetting resin composition, sealing material for semiconductor, and adhesive for semiconductor Disclosed is a non-thermofusible phenol resin powder having an average particle diameter of not more than 20 μm and a single particle ratio of not less than 0.7. This non-thermofusible phenol resin powder preferably has a chlorine content of not more than 500 ppm. ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153094 | Process for remediation of plastic waste A single step process for degrading plastic waste by converting the plastic waste into carbonaceous products via thermal decomposition of the plastic waste by placing the plastic waste into a reactor, heating the plastic waste under an inert or air atmosphere until ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142754 | Method for synthesis of high quality graphene A method is described herein for the providing of high quality graphene layers on silicon carbide wafers in a thermal process. With two wafers facing each other in close proximity, in a first vacuum heating stage, while maintained at a vacuum of around 10−6 | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133465 | Polymer-carbon nanotube composite for use as a sensor A polymer-carbon nanotube composite film is provided for use as a sensor for detecting chemical vapors. The composite film is formed by coating perpendicularly-aligned carbon nanotubes with a polymer selected from poly(vinyl acetate), poly(isoprene), or blends there... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8110169 | Carbon alloy products and a process for their production A carbonaceous material, also referred to as a carbon alloy, and a process of making the carbonaceous material is provided. A particulate of partially pyrolyzed carbon (PPC) base is formed on heating a carbon-containing feed material and a nucleating agent in the fo... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8071065 | High density carbon foam composite tooling Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, high density carbon foam where a surface of the high density carbon foam may comprise a tool face or support tool face materials. The tools... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8057774 | Manufacturing methods of mesoporous carbon structure with spray drying or spray pyrolysis and composition thereof Disclosed is a method for preparing a porous carbon structure, the method comprising the steps of: (a) mixing a carbon precursor, a pyrolytic template, which is pyrolyzed at the carbonization temperature of the carbon precursor or removed by post-treatment after the... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8043595 | Mesoporous carbon including heteroatom, manufacturing method thereof, and fuel cell using the mesoporous carbon Provided are a mesoporous carbon containing at least one heteroatom boron and phosphorus, a manufacturing method thereof, and a fuel cell using the same. The mesoporous carbon contains a heteroatom such as boron and phosphorous to reduce sheet resistance, and thus c... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021638 | Carbon foam and high density carbon foam composite tooling Tools for the forming of composite parts from composite forming materials, having tool bodies that comprise, at least in part, carbon foam and high density carbon foam are described. In some embodiments, a surface of the carbon foam or high density carbon foam may c... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7993619 | Raw oil composition for carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrode The present invention provides a raw oil composition for manufacturing a carbon material for electric double layer capacitor electrodes, characterized in that the raw oil composition comprises 25 wt % or more of a saturated component and 16 wt % or less of an asphal... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985394 | System and method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes A system and method for manufacturing carbon nanotubes via epitaxial growth from a source of supersaturated carbon solution is disclosed, whereby selection of the diameter, length, and chirality of single-walled or multi-walled nanotubes is enabled. ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7981395 | Negative electrode carbon material for lithium ion secondary battery and manufacturing method thereof A negative electrode carbon material for a lithium ion secondary battery manufactured by calcinating a rice starch portion obtained by removing the pericarp and tests from unpolished rice and a method for manufacturing the same. The rice starch portion is preferably... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7964173 | Feedstock composition and raw coke for electricity storage carbon material and needle coke The present invention provides feedstock compositions for use of the production of an activated carbon for electric double layer capacitor electrodes or the production of needle coke, comprising a first heavy oil with an initial boiling point of 300° C. or higher, ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7959888 | Raw coke for electricity storage carbon material and needle coke The present invention provides a raw coke having such a structure that the graphitized product resulting from graphitization of the raw coke at a temperature of 2800° C. under an inactive gas atmosphere will have ratios of the crystallite size to the lattice consta... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7955584 | Method of production of charcoal, conditioned fuel gas and potassium from biomass The invention provides a process for the production of charcoal, fuel gas, and potassium from a biomass gassifier. ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7947246 | Electrochemical capacitor, carbonized biopolymers and carbonization process A carbon material suitable for the preparation of electrodes for electrochemical capacitors is obtained by single-stage carbonization of biopolymers with a large content of heteroatoms. Neither addition of an activating agent during carbonization nor subsequent gas ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7939218 | Nanowire structures comprising carbon The present invention is directed to nanowire structures and interconnected nanowire networks comprising such structures, as well as methods for their production. The nanowire structures comprise a nanowire core, a carbon-based layer, and in additional embodiments, ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7892516 | Robust carbon monolith having hierarchical porosity A carbon monolith includes a robust carbon monolith characterized by a skeleton size of at least 100 nm, and a hierarchical pore structure having macropores and mesopores. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892515 | Making mesoporous carbon with tunable pore size Carbon with mesopores (about two to fifteen nanometers in average pore size) is made using sucrose as a source of carbon, and silica and phosphoric acid as templates for the mesopore structure in the carbon. A silica sol is prepared in a water/ethanol medium and suc... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887771 | Carbon nanorings manufactured from templating nanoparticles Methods for manufacturing carbon nanostructures include 1) forming intermediate carbon nanostructures by polymerizing a carbon precursor in the presence of templating nanoparticles, 2) carbonizing the intermediate carbon nanostructures to form an intermediate compos... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883683 | Carbon foam and high density carbon foam assembly An assembly comprising carbon foam and high density carbon foam is described. In some embodiments, such an assembly may be a composite or composite assembly. One or more pieces of carbon foam and high density carbon foam may comprise the assembly. The assembly may c... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879306 | Dispersion and separation of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents The present invention relates to dispersions of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents containing alkyl amide compounds and/or diamide compounds. The invention also relates to methods of dispersing nanostructured carbon in organic solvents and methods of mobilizi... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875257 | Dispersion and separation of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents The present invention relates to dispersions of nanostructured carbon in organic solvents containing alkyl amide compounds and/or diamide compounds. The invention also relates to methods of dispersing nanostructured carbon in organic solvents and methods of mobilizi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7854913 | Mesoporous carbon, method of preparing the same, and fuel cell using the carbon A mesoporous carbon is prepared by mixing a carbon precursor, an acid, and a solvent to obtain a carbon precursor mixture; impregnating an ordered mesoporous silica (OMS) with the carbon precursor mixture; carbonizing the impregnated OMS at 800 to 1300° C. by irrad... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850941 | Nanostructure arrays and methods for forming same A method for forming an array of elongated nanostructures, includes in one embodiment, providing a substrate, providing a template having a plurality of pores on the substrate, and removing portions of the substrate under the plurality of pores of the template to fo... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846414 | Method for producing carbon nanotubes using a DC non-transferred thermal plasma torch The present invention provides a process for the manufacture of carbon nanostructures, the carbon nanostructures being selected from carbon nanotubes and carbon nano-onions. The method comprises the steps of injecting a carbon-containing gas into a plasma flame gene... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837968 | Carbon nanosphere with at least one opening, method for preparing the same, carbon nanosphere-impregnated catalyst using the carbon nanosphere, and fuel cell using the catalyst A carbon nanosphere has at least one opening. The carbon nanosphere is obtained by preparing a carbon nanosphere and treating it with an acid to form the opening. The carbon nanosphere with at least one opening has higher utilization of a surface area and electrical... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833505 | Methods and systems for synthesis on nanoscale materials A method and apparatus for production of nanoscale materials is disclosed. In the preferred embodiments, the invention is scalable and tunable to reliably produce nanoscale materials of specifically desired qualities and at relatively high levels of purity. In a pre... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824646 | Carbon and carbon composites with highly ordered mesosize pores Mesoporous carbon and silica containing composites are prepared based on the co-assembly of a suitable surfactant in a liquid medium. When a low molecular weight carbonizable polymer and a silica precursor are added to the surfactant solution, a mixture of distinct ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824645 | High density carbon from coal A high density carbon material produced from coal is described. The carbon material may have a density ranging from about 1.0 g/cc to about 1.6 g/cc and may have a crush strength of up to about 20,000 psi. The high density carbon material is produced by slowly heati... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7820129 | Method for improving the durability of carbon or graphite electrodes by using Tio2—containing products The invention relates to a method for producing carbon or HV graphite electrodes, in which a carbon carrier is mixed with a hydrocarbon-containing binder, and the mixture is subjected to a coking process and/or graphitization process, and one or more synthetic titan... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7803345 | Method of making the porous carbon material of different pore sizes and porous carbon materials produced by the method A method for making the microporous carbon with modified pore size distribution and advanced sorption behavior. The carbon is derived from metal or metalloid carbides. The method employs the use of oxidant in reaction medium that during the carbide conversion into c... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785557 | Method of producing a graphene film as transparent and electrically conducting material A transparent and conductive film comprising at least one network of graphene flakes is described herein. This film may further comprise an interpenetrating network of other nanostructures, a polymer and/or a functionalization agent(s). A method of fabricating the a... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7767182 | Method for producing functional nanocarbon and hydrogen by direct decomposition of lower hydrocarbon In a reaction where a lower hydrocarbon is subjected to direct decomposition by using a catalyst to produce a functional nanocarbon and hydrogen, the lower hydrocarbon is subjected to the reaction in an coexistent gas comprising low concentration of oxidizing gas, r... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7767183 | Production of carbon foam from coals Methods for the production of carbon foam from swelling coals that do not require the use of high process pressures, oxidized coal, devolatized coal, or high-strength, foam expansion confining molds are described. In some embodiments, a comminuted swelling bituminou... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7754178 | Raw-material carbon composition for carbon material for electrode of electric double-layer capacitor The capacitance per volume of an electric double-layer capacitor can be increased by using a raw-material carbon composition for use in a carbon material for an electrode of the electric double-layer capacitor by applying an activation process, characterized in that... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7718155 | Carbon nanostructures manufactured from catalytic templating nanoparticles Methods for manufacturing carbon nanostructures include: 1) forming a plurality of catalytic templating particles using a plurality of dispersing agent molecules; 2) forming an intermediate carbon nanostructure by polymerizing a carbon precursor in the presence of t... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7718156 | Method for manufacturing carbon nanostructures having minimal surface functional groups Carbon nanostructures are formed from a carbon precursor and catalytic templating nanoparticles. Methods for manufacturing carbon nanostructures generally include (1) forming a precursor mixture that includes a carbon precursor and a plurality of catalytic templatin... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7670582 | Mesoporous carbon and method of producing the same Provided are a mesoporous carbon and a method of preparing the same, where the mesoporous carbon is prepared using phenanthrene as a carbon source and a mesoporous silica as a template. The mesoporous carbon has a significantly low plane resistance, which can be obt... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7666380 | Imprinted mesoporous carbons and a method of manufacture thereof A porous carbon composition comprises carbon particles having substantially uniform mesopores, wherein the mesopores have a diameter greater than 5 nanometers. A carbon composition may also comprise carbon particles having a predetermined surface configuration, wher... | 02/23/2010 |
