Electric arc process for making fullerenes
US5227038A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 4, 1991 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/901
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention provides a method of generating fullerenes by vaporizing carbon with the heat from an electrical arc and then condensing a soot from which fullerenes may be recovered.
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