Nanostructured-carbon-base-material using mantle perido carbon mineralization based activated carbon nanotubes

Abstract

Mineralization occurs during weathering of silicate materials/rocks rich in CA+ and Mg+, particularly peridotite which composes Earth's upper mantle. The carbon mineralization mantle peridotite is the base activated carbon for nanostructured-carbon-base-material. The nanostructured-carbon-base-material using mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon nanotubes is a new catalyst for batteries and fuel-cell use that doesn't use precious metal such as platinum and that performs as effectively as many well-known, expensive precious-metal catalysts. The nanostructured-carbon-base-material using mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon nanotubes makes possible the creation of economical lithium-air batteries that could power electric vehicles. The carbon nanotubes have useful qualities such as slim, strong, lightweight, high electronic conductivity, has metallic/semiconductive properties that are useful in (1) electronics i.e. wiring, transistor; (2) material that reinforced resin/metal; (3) energy source i.e. catalysis support, ion adsorption, capacitors; (4) nanotechnology i.e. nanostructure; and (5) biotechnology i.e. cell cultivating, drug delivery system, biosensor.

Claims

1) Carbon nanotubes formed from a process comprising: grinding, melting and forming raw mantle peridotite into glass cells; exposing the glass cells to air wind to capture carbon dioxide in the air to convert the glass cells into mineralized carbon; and processing the mineralized carbon into nanotubes.

2) A catalyst for battery and fuel-cell use comprising nanostructured-carbon-base material, wherein the nanostructured-carbon-base material is mantle peridotite carbon mineralized based activated carbon nanotubes.

3) A nanostructured-carbon-base-material comprising mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon nanotubes, wherein the carbon nanotubes provide material that has strong adsorption, high affinity binding, and high surface area properties, such that the material is useful in biotechnology applications selected from the group consisting of a biosensor, a drug delivery system, and cultivation of cells.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] FIG. 1 shows peridotite rocks (1), ground peridotite rocks (2), a peridotite glass cell (3), peridotite photovoltaic glass panels that capture CO.sub.2 in air (4), carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) (5), and carbon nanotubes (6).

[0013] FIG. 2 shows mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based carbon (1) and peridotite carbon nanotubes (2).

[0014] FIG. 3 shows carbon nanotubes inside a fuel cell ion battery.

[0015] FIG. 4 shows carbon ink.

[0016] FIG. 5 shows carbon nanotubes in carbon fabric.

[0017] FIG. 6 shows carbon nanotubes in computer chips or computer chips made with carbon nanotubes.

[0018] FIG. 7 shows a carbon glass window lifting panel.

[0019] FIG. 8 shows carbon flex wires.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0020] A nanostructured-carbon-base material made of mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon nanotubes. The mantle peridotite carbon nanotubes is the product of air pollution treatment that target pollutants such as carbon dioxide (CO.sub.2) in air using the highly reactive rock fragments of peridotite that is rich in CA and Mg. These fragments of rocks of peridotite are grinded and melted to form glass cells similar to photovoltaic cell (solar panel) and attached then to the rotor tower blades that capture CO.sub.2 in air while the blades are rotating or a photovoltaic panel is made out of peridotite glass cells that can be installed in the environment to capture the CO.sub.2 in air. The product of CO.sub.2 sequestration using mantle peridotite glass cells is natural carbon. The carbon nanotubes of mantle peridotite is from the peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon.\

[0021] The peridotite carbon nanotubes is efficient and reliable to use for better and low cost electrodes for li-ion batteries, carbon nanotubes to epoxy composites in stronger/stiffer components of windmill blades or aircraft components, carbon nanotubes ink, carbon fibers (baseball bats, golf clubs, airplane body, car panels, any structure where metal can be replaced by carbon fiber, carbon fiber reinforce plastics or thermoplastics, carbon fibers (twill), carbon fiber tapes, tow and sleeves, carbon nanotubes for computer chips, and carbon nanotubes mirrors for lightweight telescopes in cube sats.

[0022] As stated, nanotechnology can change the properties of many materials. This ranges from increasing the strength of materials to increasing the reactivity of materials. The new material which is the carbon nanotubes made from mantle peridotite carbon mineralization based activated carbon is an economical non-precious metal catalyst capitalizes on carbon nanotubes.