Carbon nano-tube manfuacturing method and carbon nano-tube manufacturing apparatus

US9073045B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9073045-B2
Application numberUS-92138209-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 6, 2009
Priority dateMar 7, 2008
Publication dateJul 7, 2015
Grant dateJul 7, 2015

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The method for producing carbon nanotubes employs a carbon source that contains carbon and is decomposed when heated and a catalyst on a support that serves as a catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes from the carbon source. The method includes a catalyst loading step in which the catalyst starting material is distributed over the support to load the catalyst onto the support, a synthesis step in which the carbon nanotubes are synthesized on the support, and a separating step in which a separating gas stream is distributed over the support to separate the carbon nanotubes from the support, wherein the catalyst loading step, the synthesis step and the separating step are carried out while keeping the support in a heated state and switching supply of the catalyst starting material, the carbon source and the separating gas stream.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for producing carbon nanotubes wherein a carbon source that contains carbon and is decomposed when heated and a catalyst that serves as a catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes from the carbon source, are used to synthesize the carbon nanotubes on a heated support placed in a reactor, the method comprising: a catalyst loading step in which the catalyst starting material, as the starting material for the catalyst, is distributed over the s…

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What does patent US9073045B2 cover?
The method for producing carbon nanotubes employs a carbon source that contains carbon and is decomposed when heated and a catalyst on a support that serves as a catalyst for production of carbon nanotubes from the carbon source. The method includes a catalyst loading step in which the catalyst starting material is distributed over the support to load the catalyst onto the support, a synthesis …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Noda Suguru, Sugime Hisashi, Yamaguchi Yukio, and 5 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B01J23/745. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).