C01B32/23

Highly conductive graphene foams and process for producing same
10748672 · 2020-08-18 · ·

A process for producing a solid graphene foam composed of multiple pores and pore walls The process comprises: (a) preparing a graphene dispersion having a graphene material dispersed in a liquid medium, which contains an optional blowing agent; (b) dispensing and depositing the graphene dispersion onto a supporting substrate to form a wet layer of graphene material having a preferred orientation; (c) partially or completely removing the liquid medium from the wet layer of graphene material to form a dried layer of graphene material having a content of non-carbon elements no less than 5% by weight (including blowing agent weight); and (d) heat treating the layer of graphene material at a first heat treatment temperature from 80 C. to 3,200 C. at a desired heating rate sufficient to induce volatile gas molecules from the non-carbon elements or to activate the blowing agent for producing the graphene foam having a density from 0.01 to 1.7 g/cm.sup.3 or a specific surface area from 50 to 3,000 m.sup.2/g.

Highly conductive graphene foams and process for producing same
10748672 · 2020-08-18 · ·

A process for producing a solid graphene foam composed of multiple pores and pore walls The process comprises: (a) preparing a graphene dispersion having a graphene material dispersed in a liquid medium, which contains an optional blowing agent; (b) dispensing and depositing the graphene dispersion onto a supporting substrate to form a wet layer of graphene material having a preferred orientation; (c) partially or completely removing the liquid medium from the wet layer of graphene material to form a dried layer of graphene material having a content of non-carbon elements no less than 5% by weight (including blowing agent weight); and (d) heat treating the layer of graphene material at a first heat treatment temperature from 80 C. to 3,200 C. at a desired heating rate sufficient to induce volatile gas molecules from the non-carbon elements or to activate the blowing agent for producing the graphene foam having a density from 0.01 to 1.7 g/cm.sup.3 or a specific surface area from 50 to 3,000 m.sup.2/g.

Power storage device

A power storage device with high output is provided, in which the specific surface area is increased while keeping the easy-to-handle particle size of its active material. The power storage device includes a positive electrode including a positive electrode current collector and a positive electrode active material layer, a negative electrode including a negative electrode current collector and a negative electrode active material layer, and an electrolyte. The negative electrode active material layer includes a negative electrode active material which is a particle in which a plurality of slices of graphite is overlapped with each other with a gap therebetween. It is preferable that the grain diameter of the particle be 1 m to 50 m. Further, it is preferable that the electrolyte be in contact with the gap between the slices of graphite.

Composition for multi-component composite intercalation, method of preparing a low-temperature expandable graphite system and method of profile control and water shutoff in deep oil reservoir

The present disclosure relates to the field of oilfield chemistry, in particular to a composition for multi-component composite intercalation, a method of preparing a graphite system and a method of profile control and water shutoff.

Composition for multi-component composite intercalation, method of preparing a low-temperature expandable graphite system and method of profile control and water shutoff in deep oil reservoir

The present disclosure relates to the field of oilfield chemistry, in particular to a composition for multi-component composite intercalation, a method of preparing a graphite system and a method of profile control and water shutoff.

Plugging agent for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection, drilling fluid, and uses thereof

The present invention relates to the technical field of well drilling, and discloses a plugging agent for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection, a drilling fluid, and uses of the plugging agent and the drilling fluid. The plugging agent for temperature-resistant calcium-resistant water-based drilling fluid used in oil and gas reservoir protection contains acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer modified graphene, wherein in the acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer, a molar ratio of structural units provided by acrylamide to structural units provided by diallyldimethylammonium chloride is 1:5-15, and the number-average molecular weight of the acrylamide-diallyldimethylammonium chloride copolymer is 15,000-30,000. The water-based drilling fluid described in the present invention is especially applicable to well drilling in deep salt-gypsum formations, and can exhibit good filtrate reducing, plugging, temperature-resistant, anti-collapsing, and reservoir protection performance.

INTERCONNECTED CORRUGATED CARBON-BASED NETWORK
20200232960 · 2020-07-23 ·

An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.

INTERCONNECTED CORRUGATED CARBON-BASED NETWORK
20200232960 · 2020-07-23 ·

An interconnected corrugated carbon-based network comprising a plurality of expanded and interconnected carbon layers is disclosed. In one embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of at least one corrugated carbon sheet that is one atom thick. In another embodiment, each of the expanded and interconnected carbon layers is made up of a plurality of corrugated carbon sheets that are each one atom thick. The interconnected corrugated carbon-based network is characterized by a high surface area with highly tunable electrical conductivity and electrochemical properties.

COMPOSITE PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

There are provided a composite plated product, which has little uneven appearance, a low contact resistance and good wear resistance, and a method for producing the same without the need of any silver-plating solutions containing cyanides and any silver-plating solutions containing silver nitrate as a silver salt. After carbon particles are caused to be suspended in water, an oxidizing agent is added thereto for carrying out a wet oxidation treatment of the carbon particles, and a silver-plating solution, which contains at least one sulfonic acid and the carbon particles treated by the wet oxidation treatment, is used for electroplating a base material to form a coating film of a composite material, which contains the carbon particles in a silver layer, on the base material to produce a composite plated product.

COMPOSITE PLATED PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME

There are provided a composite plated product, which has little uneven appearance, a low contact resistance and good wear resistance, and a method for producing the same without the need of any silver-plating solutions containing cyanides and any silver-plating solutions containing silver nitrate as a silver salt. After carbon particles are caused to be suspended in water, an oxidizing agent is added thereto for carrying out a wet oxidation treatment of the carbon particles, and a silver-plating solution, which contains at least one sulfonic acid and the carbon particles treated by the wet oxidation treatment, is used for electroplating a base material to form a coating film of a composite material, which contains the carbon particles in a silver layer, on the base material to produce a composite plated product.