Carbon particles
Abstract
A method and apparatus whereby small carbon particles are made by pyrolysis of a mixture of acetylene carried in argon. The mixture is injected through a nozzle into a heated tube. A small amount of air is added to the mixture. In order to prevent carbon build-up at the nozzle, the nozzle tip is externally cooled. The tube is also elongated sufficiently to assure efficient pyrolysis at the desired flow rates. A key feature of the method is that the acetylene and argon, for example, are premixed in a dilute ratio, and such mixture is injected while cool to minimize the agglomeration of the particles, which produces carbon particles with desired optical properties for use as a solar radiant heat absorber.
- Inventors:
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- Oakland, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 865033
- Patent Number(s):
- 4452771
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01P - INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO STRUCTURAL AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF SOLID INORGANIC COMPOUNDS
C - CHEMISTRY C09 - DYES C09C - TREATMENT OF INORGANIC MATERIALS, OTHER THAN FIBROUS FILLERS, TO ENHANCE THEIR PIGMENTING OR FILLING PROPERTIES
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- carbon; particles; method; apparatus; whereby; pyrolysis; mixture; acetylene; carried; argon; injected; nozzle; heated; tube; amount; air; added; prevent; build-up; tip; externally; cooled; elongated; sufficiently; assure; efficient; desired; flow; rates; key; feature; example; premixed; dilute; ratio; cool; minimize; agglomeration; produces; optical; properties; solar; radiant; heat; absorber; desired flow; nozzle tip; flow rates; flow rate; carbon particles; optical properties; radiant heat; apparatus whereby; solar radiant; key feature; /423/
Citation Formats
Hunt, Arlon J. Carbon particles. United States: N. p., 1984.
Web.
Hunt, Arlon J. Carbon particles. United States.
Hunt, Arlon J. Sun .
"Carbon particles". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865033.
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title = {Carbon particles},
author = {Hunt, Arlon J},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus whereby small carbon particles are made by pyrolysis of a mixture of acetylene carried in argon. The mixture is injected through a nozzle into a heated tube. A small amount of air is added to the mixture. In order to prevent carbon build-up at the nozzle, the nozzle tip is externally cooled. The tube is also elongated sufficiently to assure efficient pyrolysis at the desired flow rates. A key feature of the method is that the acetylene and argon, for example, are premixed in a dilute ratio, and such mixture is injected while cool to minimize the agglomeration of the particles, which produces carbon particles with desired optical properties for use as a solar radiant heat absorber.},
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place = {United States},
year = {1984},
month = {1}
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