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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2002
Applicants:
Robert Anderson Reynolds, Iii, Bay Village, OH (US);
Ronald Alfred Greinke, Medina, OH (US);
Inventors:
Robert Anderson Reynolds, III, Bay Village, OH (US);
Ronald Alfred Greinke, Medina, OH (US);
Assignee:
GrafTech International Holdings Inc., Parma, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A process for enhancing the expansion of intercalated graphite flake is presented. The process includes annealing the graphite flake at a temperature of at least about 3000° C. prior to intercalation and intercalating in the presence of a lubricious additive.