Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090036302 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NANOPOROUS CARBIDE DERIVED CARBON WITH LARGE SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA - Processes for the synthesis of high specific surface area nanoporous carbons by reacting select carbides with one or more halogens to produce compositions comprising carbon and halogens and contacting the reacted carbides with a species capable of removing the halogen are provided. Methods for removing halogen impurities from carbon compositions having pores and for modifying the surface terminations of carbon compositions having pores are also provided. | 02-05-2009 |
20090213529 | Nanocellular high surface area material and methods for use and production thereof - Nanocellular high surface area materials of a carbon material with high surface area that is controllable and which exhibits high conductivity, controllable structure and a precisely controllable pore size and methods for production and use of these materials are provided. | 08-27-2009 |
20090258782 | MESOPOROUS CARBONS - Provided are products, systems, and methods relating to the removal of particles from fluid samples using mesoporous carbon materials. | 10-15-2009 |
20100012576 | NANOPOROUS CARBONACEOUS MEMBRANES AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed are nanoporous carbonaceous membranes and related devices, along with associated methods. | 01-21-2010 |
20100028675 | PROCESS OF PURIFYING NANODIAMOND COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The presence of large amounts of non-diamond carbon in detonation synthesized nanodiamond (ND) severely limits applications of this exciting nanomaterial. An environmentally-friendly process is disclosed to selectively remove sp | 02-04-2010 |
20110006218 | NANODIAMOND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF - Provided are functionalized nanodiamonds. Also provided are methods for fabricating such functionalized nanodiamonds. Also provided are composites including nanodiamonds and polymers. Also provided are methods for fabricating such composites including nanodiamonds and polymers. Also provided are electrospun fibers including nanodiamonds and polymers. Also provided are methods for fabricating such electrospun fibers including nanodiamonds and polymers. | 01-13-2011 |
20110128671 | SUPERCAPACITORS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING SAME - Disclosed are microporous carbon compositions suitable for use in supercapacitor devices, which compositions comprise pores having an average characteristic cross-sectional dimension of less than about 1 nm. Also described are electrodes and electrochemical cells that utilize the disclosed compositions and methods of making the disclosed compositions. | 06-02-2011 |
20120088155 | ALGINATE-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN BATTERY APPLICATIONS - A silicon-based anode comprises an alginate-containing binder. The many carboxy groups of alginate bind to a surface of silicon, creating strong, rigid hydrogen bonds that withstand battery cycling. The alginate-containing binder provides good performance to the anode by (1) improving the capacity of the anode in comparison to other commercially-available binders, (2) improving Columbonic efficiency during charging and discharging cycles, and (3) improving stability during charging and discharging cycles. | 04-12-2012 |
20120321959 | ELECTRODES, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. | 12-20-2012 |
20120328952 | ELECTRODES, LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME - Described herein are improved composite anodes and lithium-ion batteries made therefrom. Further described are methods of making and using the improved anodes and batteries. In general, the anodes include a porous composite having a plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. At least one of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites is formed from a dendritic particle, which is a three-dimensional, randomly-ordered assembly of nanoparticles of an electrically conducting material and a plurality of discrete non-porous nanoparticles of a non-carbon Group 4A element or mixture thereof disposed on a surface of the dendritic particle. At least one nanocomposite of the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites has at least a portion of its dendritic particle in electrical communication with at least a portion of a dendritic particle of an adjacent nanocomposite in the plurality of agglomerated nanocomposites. | 12-27-2012 |
20140193712 | ALGINATE-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN BATTERY APPLICATIONS - A silicon-based anode comprises an alginate-containing binder. The many carboxy groups of alginate bind to a surface of silicon, creating strong, rigid hydrogen bonds that withstand battery cycling. The alginate-containing binder provides good performance to the anode by (1) improving the capacity of the anode in comparison to other commercially-available binders, (2) improving Columbonic efficiency during charging and discharging cycles, and (3) improving stability during charging and discharging cycles. | 07-10-2014 |
20140287301 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND COMPONENTS - A battery electrode composition is provided comprising anode and cathode electrodes and an electrolyte ionically coupling the anode and the cathode. At least one of the electrodes may comprise a plurality of active material particles provided to store and release ions during battery operation. The electrolyte may comprise an aqueous metal-ion electrolyte ionically interconnecting the active material particles. Further, the plurality of active material particles may comprise a conformal, metal-ion permeable coating at the interface between the active material particles and the aqueous metal-ion electrolyte. The conformal, metal-ion permeable coating impedes water decomposition at the aforesaid at least one of the electrodes. | 09-25-2014 |
20150064568 | ELECTROLYTE OR ELECTRODE ADDITIVES FOR INCREASING METAL CONTENT IN METAL-ION BATTERIES - Metal-ion battery cells are provided that take advantage of the disclosed “doping” process. The cells may be fabricated from anode and cathode electrodes, a separator, and an electrolyte. A metal-ion additive may be incorporated into (i) one or more of the electrodes, (ii) the separator, or (iii) the electrolyte. The metal-ion additive provides additional donor ions corresponding to the metal ions stored and released by anode and cathode active material particles. An activation potential may then be applied to the anode and cathode electrodes to release the additional donor ions into the battery cell. | 03-05-2015 |