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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2008
Applicants:
Jian Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark W. Ellsworth, Dublin, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jian Wang, Fremont, CA (US);
Mark W. Ellsworth, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 13/00 (2006.01); C08J 3/00 (2006.01); C01B 31/04 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/043 (2013.01); C01B 31/0438 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/0484 (2013.01); C01B 31/0476 (2013.01); C01B 31/0423 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A carbon-based aerogel is disclosed in which the carbon atoms are arranged in a sheet-like nanostructure. The aerogel may be either a graphene oxide aerogel or a graphene aerogel and may further be reinforced with a polymer. A method for making the aerogel is also disclosed and includes providing graphite oxide, creating a dispersion of the graphite oxide in a liquid, and drying the dispersion to form a graphene oxide aerogel. In one embodiment, the graphene oxide aerogel is thermally treated to convert the graphene oxide to graphene.