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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2006
Applicant:
Robert A. Mercuri, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert A. Mercuri, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Assignee:
Directa Plus SRL, Milan, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for the production of nano-structures is presented, involving providing a graphite flake comprising graphene layers; intercalating the graphite flake to form a graphite intercalation compound exhibiting Stage I, II or III intercalation; and exfoliating the graphite intercalation compound under conditions such that a plurality of individual graphene layers are separated from the graphite intercalation compound.