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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 19, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2011
Ben Wade Oakes Dickinson, Iii, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Wayne Dickinson, San Rafael, CA (US);
Jon K. Myers, San Rafael, CA (US);
Oliver Douglas Ousterhout, Belvedere, CA (US);
Ben Wade Oakes Dickinson, III, San Francisco, CA (US);
Robert Wayne Dickinson, San Rafael, CA (US);
Jon K. Myers, San Rafael, CA (US);
Oliver Douglas Ousterhout, Belvedere, CA (US);
High Temperature Physics, LLC, Novato, CA (US);
Abstract
Process for producing carbon nanospheres and other nano materials with carbon dioxide and magnesium. The carbon dioxide and magnesium are combusted together in a reactor to produce carbon nanospheres and magnesium oxide, which are then separated to provide the individual reaction products. The reaction occurs at a very high temperature, e.g. 2000° F.-5000° F. and also produces large amounts of useful energy in the form of heat and light, including infrared and ultraviolet radiation. Other oxidizing agents such as aluminum can be combined with the magnesium, and the metal oxides produced by the reaction can be recycled to provide additional oxidizing agents for combustion with the carbon dioxide. By varying the reaction temperature, the morphology of the carbon products can be controlled.