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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2024
Filed:
May. 28, 2020
C2cnt Llc, Venice, FL (US);
Stuart Licht, Venice, FL (US);
C2CNT LLC, Venice, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the production of graphene from COthrough electrolysis and exfoliation processes. One embodiment is a method for producing graphene comprising (i) performing electrolysis between an electrolysis anode and an electrolysis cathode in a molten carbonate electrolyte to generate carbon nanomaterial on the cathode, and (ii) electrochemically exfoliating the carbon nanomaterial from a second anode to produce graphene. The exfoliating step produces graphene in high yield than thicker, conventional graphite exfoliation reactions. COcan be the sole reactant used to produce the valuable product as graphene. This can incentivize utilization of CO, and unlike alternative products made from COsuch as carbon monoxide or other fuels such as methane, use of the graphene product does not release this greenhouse gas back into the atmosphere.