Nanocarbons in carbon black, carbon fibers and carbon black, and methods of forming a composition by co-processing nanocarbon aggregates and carbon black aggregates
AssigneeHyperion Catalysis International, Inc.
InventorsJUN YANG, HOWARD TENNENT, ROBERT HOCH
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Abstract
Provided herein is a method of forming a composition by co-processing nanocarbon aggregates and carbon black aggregates, which includes providing nanocarbon aggregates, providing carbon black aggregates, and mixing the nanocarbon aggregates and the carbon black aggregates such that the nanocarbon aggregates disperse into looser aggregates of nanocarbons and carbon black, or individualized nanocarbons dispersed among the carbon black aggregates.
Claims18
1-5. (canceled)
A dispersion of nanocarbons in carbon black, comprising:
- nanocarbon aggregates;
- and
- carbon black aggregates, wherein the nanocarbon aggregates are dispersed in carbon black aggregates such that individual nanocarbons are observable by SEM.
8-13. (canceled)
A method of forming a composition by co-processing nanocarbon aggregates and carbon black aggregates, comprising:
- providing nanocarbon aggregates;
- providing carbon black aggregates;
- and
- mixing the nanocarbon aggregates and the carbon black aggregates such that individual carbon nanotubes release from said nanocarbon aggregates as confirmed by electron microscopy.
A mixture of carbon fibers and carbon black, comprising:
- carbon fibers aggregates;
- and
- carbon black aggregates, wherein the carbon black aggregates disperse carbon fibers in the carbon fiber aggregates, and wherein all of the carbon fibers in the dispersion consist of carbon nanotubes.
A mixture of carbon fibers and carbon black, comprising:
- carbon fibers aggregates;
- and
- carbon black aggregates, wherein the carbon black aggregates disperse carbon fibers in the carbon fiber aggregates, and wherein all of the carbon fibers in the dispersion have a cross-section or a diameter of less than 100 nm.
A mixture of carbon fibers and carbon black, comprising:
- nanocarbon aggregates;
- and
- carbon black aggregates, wherein the carbon black aggregates disperse said nanocarbon aggregates in the carbon fiber aggregates, and wherein the dispersion is free of continuous carbon fibers with a diameter of greater than 1.0 micron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.