Apparatus for producing carbon-coated nanoparticles and carbon nanospheres

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PATENT NO 9166170
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12326252

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An apparatus for producing carbon-coated nano- or micron-scale particles comprising a container for entraining particles in an aerosol gas, providing an inlet for carbon-containing gas, providing an inlet for plasma gas, a proximate torch for mixing the aerosol gas, the carbon-containing gas, and the plasma gas, bombarding the mixed gases with microwaves, and providing a collection device for gathering the resulting carbon-coated nano- or micron-scale particles. Also disclosed is a method and apparatus for making hollow carbon nano- or micro-scale spheres.

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U S DEPARTMENT OF ENERGYWASHINGTON DC

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Perry, W Lee Jemez Springs, US 3 22
Phillips, Jonathan Rio Rancho, US 74 1328
Weigle, John C Santa Fe, US 4 15

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