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US 2024/0124311 A1Published application
System and method of producing carbon nanotubes
AssigneeNanocomp Technologies, Inc.
InventorsDavid Gailus, Mark Schauer
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Abstract
A system and method of producing carbon nanotubes from flare gas and other gaseous carbon-containing sources.
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A method of producing carbon nanotubes, comprising:
- (i) obtaining a flare gas comprising carbonaceous gases;
- (ii) treating the flare gas by subjecting the flare gas to one or more processes to remove at least a portion of any excess carbon dioxide and/or carbon monoxide from the flare gas;
- (iii) introducing a mixture of the flare gas, catalyst, and hydrogen into a reactor having a temperature of at least 800° C.;
- (iv) permitting the carbon atoms of the carbonaceous gases to interact with the catalyst to produce carbon nanotubes;
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- (v) collecting the carbon nanotubes.
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A method of producing carbon nanotubes, comprising:
- (i) obtaining a flare gas comprising carbonaceous gases;
- (ii) treating the flare gas by subjecting the flare gas to one or more processes to remove at least a portion of any excess hydrogen sulfide, hydrogen disulfide, carbon dioxide, and/or carbon monoxide from the flare gas;
- (iii) introducing a mixture of the flare gas, catalyst, and hydrogen into a reactor;
- (iv) permitting the carbon atoms of the carbonaceous gases to interact with the catalyst to produce carbon nanotubes;
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- (v) collecting the carbon nanotubes.
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A method of producing carbon nanotubes, comprising:
- (i) obtaining a flare gas comprising carbonaceous gases;
- (ii) treating the flare gas;
- (iii) introducing a mixture of the flare gas, catalyst, and hydrogen into a reactor;
- (iv) permitting the carbon atoms of the carbonaceous gases to interact with the catalyst to produce carbon nanotubes;
- and
- (v) collecting the carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes collected are in the form of short carbon nanotube fibers having lengths in a range of from 1 mm to about 50 mm, or more preferably about 25 mm.
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