US 2013/0200302 A1 · COATING A SUBSTANCE WITH GRAPHENE

Abstract

Technologies are generally described for a system and process effective to coat a substance with graphene. A system may include a first container including graphene oxide and water and a second container including a reducing agent and the substance. A third container may be operative relationship with the first container and the second container. A processor may be in communication with the first, second and third containers. The processor may be configured to control the third container to receive the graphene oxide and water from the first container and to control the third container to receive the reducing agent and the substance from the second container. The processor may be configured to control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce sufficient graphene to coat the substance with graphene to produce a graphene coated substance.

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Dependent claims

A method of encapsulating a substance with graphene, the method comprising:

combining graphene oxide and water to form an aqueous solution;
contacting a reducing agent and the substance;
mixing the aqueous solution with the reducing agent and the substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce graphene;
and
producing sufficient graphene to encapsulate the substance with the graphene to produce a graphene encapsulated substance.

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A system effective to encapsulate a substance with graphene, the system comprising:

a first container including graphene oxide and water;
a second container including a reducing agent and the substance;
a third container in operative relationship with the first container and the second container,
a processor in communication with the first container, the second container, and the third container, wherein the processor is configured to
control the third container to receive the graphene oxide and water from the first container;
control the third container to receive the reducing agent and the substance from the second container;
control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce graphene;
and
control the third container to mix the graphene oxide, water, reducing agent, and substance under sufficient reaction conditions to produce sufficient graphene to encapsulate the substance with the graphene to produce a graphene encapsulated substance.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Coating a substance with graphene

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Coating a substance with graphene

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Abstract

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