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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2013
Applicant:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Inventors:
Robert Angus William Dryfe, Manchester, GB;
Ian Anthony Kinloch, Manchester, GB;
Amr M. Abdelkader, Manchester, GB;
Assignee:
The University of Manchester, Manchester, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/04 (2006.01); C01B 31/04 (2006.01); C25B 1/00 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01); B82Y 40/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C25B 3/04 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); B82Y 40/00 (2013.01); C01B 31/04 (2013.01); C01B 31/0415 (2013.01); C01B 31/0438 (2013.01); C01B 31/0469 (2013.01); C01B 31/0476 (2013.01); C25B 1/00 (2013.01); C01B 2204/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for the production of graphene and graphite nanoplatelet structures having a thickness of less than 100 nm in an electrochemical cell, wherein the cell comprises: (a) a negative electrode which is graphitic; (b) a positive electrode which may be graphitic or another material; and (c) an electrolyte which is ions in a solvent where the cations are organic ions and metal ions; and wherein the method comprises the step of passing a current through the cell.