Integrated system for nanofiber production

Chen, Xing; Grocke, Garrett L.; Vajda, Viktor; Zhou, Ziyao

Title: Integrated system for nanofiber production

Abstract

The invention provides a system for producing nanotubes, nanofibers and nanorods, the system comprising a wire array shaped as a cylinder such that the cylinder defines a void; a first furnace positioned within the void; a second furnace positioned opposite the first furnace to define a channel adapted to receive a portion of the cylinder as the cylinder rotates about its axis; a device for depositing spun fiber onto the wire array as the cylinder rotates; and a device for removing the deposited fiber from the array after the deposited fiber is heated within the channel. The invention also provides a method for producing nanotubes, the method comprising: supplying a cylindrical wire array, wherein the array defines an internal void; positioning a first furnace within the void; positioning a second furnace opposite the first furnace so as to define a channel between the first furnace and second furnace, the channel adapted to receive a portion of the cylindrical array as the array rotates about its axis; depositing spun fiber onto the array as the array rotates; heating the deposited fiber as it enters the channel; and removing the deposited fiber as it exits the channel.

Inventors:: Chen, Xing; Grocke, Garrett L.; Vajda, Viktor; Zhou, Ziyao

Issue Date:: 2019-02-05

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1502442

Patent Number(s):: 10196757

Application Number:: 15/203,943

Assignee:: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC (Chicago, IL)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS

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C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B2235/3284 - Zinc oxides, zincates, cadmium oxides, cadmiates, mercury oxides, mercurates or oxide forming salts thereof

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D01D5/0061 - {characterised by the electro-spinning apparatus}
D01D5/0084 - {Coating by electro-spinning, i.e. the electro-spun fibres are not removed from the collecting device but remain integral with it, e.g. coating of prostheses}

C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B35/63488 - {Polyethers, e.g. alkylphenol polyglycolether, polyethylene glycol [PEG], polyethylene oxide [PEO]}

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D01D5/0069 - {characterised by the spinning section, e.g. capillary tube, protrusion or pin}
D01D5/0076 - {characterised by the collecting device, e.g. drum, wheel, endless belt, plate or grid

C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B2235/3274 - Ferrites

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D01D10/02 - Heat treatment
D01D7/00 - Collecting the newly-spun products

C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B2235/3275 - Cobalt oxides, cobaltates or cobaltites or oxide forming salts thereof, e.g. bismuth cobaltate, zinc cobaltite
C04B35/63444 - {Nitrogen-containing polymers, e.g. polyacrylamides, polyacrylonitriles, polyvinylpyrrolidone [PVP], polyethylenimine [PEI]}
C04B2235/3281 - Copper oxides, cuprates or oxide-forming salts thereof, e.g. CuO or Cu2O

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01D - MECHANICAL METHODS OR APPARATUS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D01D5/0092 - {characterised by the electrical field, e.g. combined with a magnetic fields, using biased or alternating fields}

C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B2235/3279 - Nickel oxides, nickalates, or oxide-forming salts thereof
C04B35/62231 - {based on oxide ceramics}
C04B2235/3225 - Yttrium oxide or oxide-forming salts thereof
C04B2235/3272 - Iron oxides or oxide forming salts thereof, e.g. hematite, magnetite
C04B2235/3262 - Manganese oxides, manganates, rhenium oxides or oxide-forming salts thereof, e.g. MnO

D - TEXTILES D01 - NATURAL OR MAN-MADE THREADS OR FIBRES D01F - CHEMICAL FEATURES IN THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTIFICIAL FILAMENTS, THREADS, FIBRES, BRISTLES OR RIBBONS
D01F9/08 - of inorganic material

C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
C04B35/63416 - {Polyvinylalcohols [PVA]
C04B2235/3215 - Barium oxides or oxide-forming salts thereof

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DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2016 Jul 07

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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Fabrication, Formation Mechanism, and Magnetic Properties of Metal Oxide Nanotubes via Electrospinning and Thermal Treatment
journal, January 2011

Chen, Xing; Unruh, Karl M.; Ni, Chaoying
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 115, Issue 2, p. 373-378
https://doi.org/10.1021/jp1082533

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Fabrication, Formation Mechanism, and Magnetic Properties of Metal Oxide Nanotubes via Electrospinning and Thermal Treatment journal, January 2011

Fabrication, Formation Mechanism, and Magnetic Properties of Metal Oxide Nanotubes via Electrospinning and Thermal Treatment
journal, January 2011