FABRICATION METHODS OF FULLERENES - A CRITICAL-REVIEW

Authors
RICHTER H EMBERSON SC FONSECA A
Citation
H. Richter et al., FABRICATION METHODS OF FULLERENES - A CRITICAL-REVIEW, Revue de l'Institut francais du petrole, 49(4), 1994, pp. 413-419
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Energy & Fuels","Engineering, Chemical","Engineering, Petroleum
Journal title
Revue de l'Institut francais du petrole → ACNP
ISSN journal
00202274
Volume
49
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
413 - 419
Database
ISI
SICI code
0020-2274(1994)49:4<413:FMOF-A>2.0.ZU;2-Q
Abstract
The industrial use of fullerenes will require a significant up-scaling of their production. The five actually known techniques are discussed : 1. The electric are (Kratschmer-Huffman). 2. The vaporization of car bon by pulsed lasers. 3. The direct vaporization of carbon in focused sunlight. 4. The direct inductive heating of carbon. 5. Sooting hydroc arbon flames. The difficulty of up-scaling the electric are set-up bec ause of the photochemical destruction of fullerenes will be demonstrat ed. The use os sooting hydrocarbon flames for an industrial production of fullerenes is suggested.