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AssigneeIsis Innovation Limited
InventorsKyriakos Porfyrakis, Simon R. Plant
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The present invention provides various methods and apparatus for the production of fullerenes and other carbon-containing materials. In some aspects, the invention provides an arc chamber comprising a graphite element support, wherein the support comprises a rotatable frame adapted for moving each graphite element towards and away from an arc discharge position. In other aspects, the invention provides a collection chamber for collecting carbon-containing materials produced in an arc chamber, wherein the collection chamber comprises an inlet and a rotatable element arranged to direct the carbon-containing material to a wall of the collection chamber, wherein the sectional area occupied by the rotatable element increases with distance from the inlet. In other aspects, the invention provides a collection chamber comprising means for isolating the collection chamber from an arc discharge apparatus and an inlet for the introduction of solvent into the collection chamber.
An apparatus for the production of carbon-containing materials, the apparatus comprising:
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A method of producing carbon-containing materials in an arc chamber, the method comprising:
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A collection chamber for collecting carbon-containing material produced in an arc chamber, the collection chamber comprising:
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A method of collecting carbon-containing material produced in an arc chamber, the method comprising:
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A collection apparatus for collecting carbon-containing material produced in an arc discharge apparatus, the collection apparatus comprising:
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A method of collecting carbon-containing material produced in an arc discharge apparatus, the method comprising:
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