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Apparatus for the production of carbon nanotubes

US7488455B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION · AU

Inventors

Liming Dai · Beijing, CN
Shaoming Huang · Nanchang, CN
Oddvar Johansen · Melbourne, AU
Albert Mau · Melbourne, AU
Ernst Hammel · Wien, AT
Xinhe Tang · Wien, AT

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 17, 2006
Grant date	Feb 10, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/30
WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A reactor for preparing carbon nanotubes comprising a reaction chamber, at least one support means located within said reaction chamber capable of supporting a substrate, said substrate being capable of supporting carbon nanotube growth, at least one heating element located within said reaction chamber capable of providing localized heating to said substrate within said reaction chamber, and means for passing a gaseous carbonaceous material into said reaction chamber such that is passes over the contacts said substrate.

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