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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2006
Cheng Zhang, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Martin Fransson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Changkun Liu, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Bing Zhou, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Cheng Zhang, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Martin Fransson, Princeton, NJ (US);
Changkun Liu, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Bing Zhou, Cranbury, NJ (US);
Headwaters Technology Innovation, LLC, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods for manufacturing carbon nanostructures include: 1) forming a plurality of catalytic templating particles using a plurality of dispersing agent molecules; 2) forming an intermediate carbon nanostructure by polymerizing a carbon precursor in the presence of the plurality of templating nanoparticles; 3) carbonizing the intermediate carbon nanostructure to form a composite nanostructure; and 4) removing the templating nanoparticles from the composite nanostructure to yield the carbon nanostructures. The carbon nanostructures are well-suited for use as a catalyst support. The carbon nanostructures exhibit high surface area, high porosity, and high graphitization. Carbon nanostructures according to the invention can be used as a substitute for more expensive and likely more fragile carbon nanotubes.