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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2010
Applicant:
Robert Angelo Mercuri, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Inventor:
Robert Angelo Mercuri, Seven Hills, OH (US);
Assignee:
DIRECTA PLUS S.P.A., Lomazzo (CO), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/04 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/0213 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/0226 (2013.01); C01B 31/0423 (2013.01); C01B 31/0469 (2013.01);
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 by exposing it to a temperature between about 1600° C. and about 2400° C. such that a plurality of individual graphene layers are separated from the graphite intercalation compound.