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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 27, 2002
Michael D. Diener, Denver, CO (US);
J. Michael Alford, Lakewood, CO (US);
James Nabity, Arvada, CO (US);
Bradley D. Hitch, Golden, CO (US);
Michael D. Diener, Denver, CO (US);
J. Michael Alford, Lakewood, CO (US);
James Nabity, Arvada, CO (US);
Bradley D. Hitch, Golden, CO (US);
TDA Research, Inc., Wheat Ridge, CO (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a combustion apparatus for the production of carbon nanomaterials including fullerenes and fullerenic soot. Most generally the combustion apparatus comprises one or more inlets for introducing an oxygen-containing gas and a hydrocarbon fuel gas in the combustion system such that a flame can be established from the mixed gases, a droplet delivery apparatus for introducing droplets of a liquid hydrocarbon feedstock into the flame, and a collector apparatus for collecting condensable products containing carbon nanomaterials that are generated in the combustion system. The combustion system optionally has a reaction zone downstream of the flame. If this reaction zone is present the hydrocarbon feedstock can be introduced into the flame, the reaction zone or both.