Graphene Production
Field of the Invention:
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for the production of graphene and recovery of metals from contaminated plastic and electronic waste by adding a conductive dopant.
Atty Docket No. APB1-PAU01n3 Page 24 of 24 ABSTRACT:
A method of producing pristine Graphene uses conductive polymers that are treated at high temperatures. The polymers may be disposed a in tightly packed plastic 5 filled reaction chamber. The electrically insulated vessel is energized with electrodes with high electrical current conducting through the conductive polymer, conductive dopant and/or plastic. The process produces high temperatures, reducing the polymer and plastic to high quality, pure, pristine graphene that has properties including the ability to super conduct electricity. Such graphene can be used in electrical and electronic applications and reinforcing additives in steel, alloys, plastic, composite materials and cementitious materials. Dopants can be added to make specialized graphene for customized applications or impurity metals contained in polymer can be volatilized and recovered by distillation to produce high quality graphene.
Comment:
My discovery of Graphene being produced occurred within the operating Thermoelectric Generator after the burner was lit. All parts were coated with electrically conductive dissolved polymer and upon heating, the polymer coating carbonized, creating Turbostratic Pristine Graphene. The High Temperatures also can purify the Graphene by vaporizing metals that can be condensed and recovered, when using plastics that have metals as a contaminate. The transformation occurred as a result of the very high electrical current (As much as One Million Amperes and Low Voltage) produced within the Thermoelectric device while operating. The Graphene produced has the properties of Super Conduction within the interface joints of the Seebeck Thermoelectric Generator. The Superconducting Interfaces of the Generator also produced very High Electrical power generation. All the Graphene production occurs instantly upon heating the Seebeck Generator with the help of the Pulse Width Modulator (PWM) with Shorted Duty Cycle also helps to produce the Interface Graphene. This shorted duty cycle helps to vibrate the Graphene allowing electrons to move. This Graphene Production Pending application Atty Docket No. APB1-PAU01n3 now uses a reactor vessel with electrodes and is a continuation of Patent 10,756,248 Filed May2, 2016 Continuation Application 12/547,222 Filed August 25, 2009 Provisional Application No. 61/092,929 Filed August 29, 2008