Victor Abdelsayed;M. Samy El-Shall;Saud I. Al-Resayes;Zeid Abdullah M. Alothman
发明人:
M. Samy El-Shall,Victor Abdelsayed,Saud I. Al-Resayes,Zeid Abdullah M. Alothman
申请号：
US13514671
公开号：
US20120265122A1
申请日:
2010.12.10
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2012
代理人:
摘要：
Methods and apparatuses to produce graphene and nanoparticle catalysts supported on graphene without the use of reducing agents, and with the concomitant production of heat, are provided. The methods and apparatuses employ radiant energy to reduce (deoxygenate) graphite oxide (GO) to graphene, or to reduce a mixture of GO plus one or more metals to to produce nanoparticle catalysts supported on graphene. Methods and systems to generate and utilize heat that is produced by irradiating GO, graphene and their metal and semiconductor nanocomposites with visible, infrared and/or ultraviolet radiation, e.g. using sunlight, lasers, etc. are also provided.
