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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, Llc, Aiken, SC (US);
Inventors:
Ragaiy Zidan, Aiken, SC (US);
Joseph A. Teprovich, Aiken, SC (US);
Aaron L. Washington, Aiken, SC (US);
Assignee:
Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC, Aiken, SC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08K 3/38 (2006.01); C09K 11/65 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C09K 11/65 (2013.01); C01B 31/0206 (2013.01); C08K 3/38 (2013.01); C01P 2006/60 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a method of preparing a carbon quantum dot. The carbon quantum dot can be prepared from a carbon precursor, such as a fullerene, and a complex metal hydride. The present invention also discloses a carbon quantum dot made by reacting a carbon precursor with a complex metal hydride and a polymer containing a carbon quantum dot made by reacting a carbon precursor with a complex metal hydride.