Process for spinning graphene ribbon fibers

US8999212B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8999212-B2
Application numberUS-201113636063-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 17, 2011
Priority dateApr 28, 2010
Publication dateApr 7, 2015
Grant dateApr 7, 2015

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A graphene ribbon fiber manufacturing process, where a coagulation medium flows in the same direction as the graphene ribbon fibers. The process for spinning graphene ribbon fibers starts with unzipping carbon nanotubes to form graphene ribbons, purifying and drying the graphene ribbons and subsequent dissolving of the graphene ribbons in a suitable solvent, preferably a super acid to form a spin-dope. The spin-dope is spun such that the accrued fibers are guided into a coagulation medium, also known as anti-solvent, where the spun or accrued fibers are coagulated. The coagulated graphene ribbon fibers are stripped, neutralized and washed and wound on bobbins.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A process for spinning graphene ribbons into fibers comprising the steps of: supplying a spin-dope comprising graphene ribbons to a spinneret, spinning the spin-dope into accrued graphene ribbon fibers, coagulating the accrued graphene ribbon fibers in a coagulation medium to form coagulated graphene ribbon fibers, mechanically stripping, optionally neutralizing and washing the coagulated graphene ribbon fibers, and winding the coagulated graph…

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What does patent US8999212B2 cover?
A graphene ribbon fiber manufacturing process, where a coagulation medium flows in the same direction as the graphene ribbon fibers. The process for spinning graphene ribbon fibers starts with unzipping carbon nanotubes to form graphene ribbons, purifying and drying the graphene ribbons and subsequent dissolving of the graphene ribbons in a suitable solvent, preferably a super acid to form a sp…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Koenders Bernardus Maria, Meerman Jacobus Johannes, Kamperman Stephanus Maria, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D01D5/06. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).