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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2011
Applicants:
Gregory P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Qingyuan HU, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Inventors:
Gregory P. Meisner, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Qingyuan Hu, Madison Heights, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A substantially homogeneous composite for making a carbon material includes a carbon precursor and an activation agent that is soluble in a solution including the carbon precursor. An amount of the activation agent used is sufficient to form the carbon material having at least 90% of a total pore volume of the carbon material composed of micropores, and 10% or less of the total pore volume composed of mesopores and macropores.