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US 12,729,311 B2Granted
Solar additive composition and uses thereof
OwnerJoseph LaGrandeur, Mark Hattoninventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a solar additive composition comprising at least an inorganic solid material comprising particles and an organic solvent, wherein the additive may be added to a water-based acrylic paint providing high solar absorption property to the acrylic paint, wherein the acrylic paint with solar additive may absorb solar energy and convert the solar energy into electricity.
Claims1
A method of preparing a solar additive comprising the steps of:
- (a) mixing at least one part carbon powder, at least one part silicon powder, at least one part aluminum powder, and at least one part copper powder to prepare a solid mixture;
- (b) adding at least one part alcohol to the solid mixture to prepare a solution;
- (c) centrifuging the solution prepared in step (b) for at least 15 minutes;
- (d) stirring the solution at regular intervals until the solution turns into a dry powder, wherein the dry powder when added to water-based paint, forms solar paint.
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