Method and apparatus for cracking of a process gas
AssigneeLyten, Inc.
InventorsDaniel Cook, Hossein-Ali Ghezelbash, Bryce H. Anzelmo, David Tanner, Shreeyukta Singh
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Abstract
A nanoparticle or agglomerate which contains connected multi-walled spherical fullerenes coated in layers of graphite. In different embodiments, the nanoparticles and agglomerates have different combinations of: a high mass fraction compared to other carbon allotropes present, a low concentration of defects, a low concentration of elemental impurities, a high Brunauer, Emmett and Teller (BET) specific surface area, and/or a high electrical conductivity. Methods are provided to produce the nanoparticles and agglomerates at a high production rate without using catalysts.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a body having a longitudinal axis, the body comprising:
- a reaction tube configured to receive a hydrocarbon gas;
- and
- a heating element disposed along the longitudinal axis within the reaction tube, the heating element configured to emit heat to thermally crack the hydrocarbon gas at a cracking temperature;
- a cap assembly fluidly connected to an end of the reaction tube;
- a lower portion fluidly connected to the cap assembly;
- and
- an outlet fluidly coupled to the lower portion, the outlet configured to output a plurality of carbon aggregates generated in response to thermally cracking the hydrocarbon gas at the cracking temperature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.