MUMBAI, India, Aug. 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202411010266 A) filed by Amity University, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, on Feb. 14, 2024, for 'a novel formulation for multi-walled carbon nanotube filled graphene-sponge with long ribbon architecture for electrosorption of salt-ions and process thereof.'
Inventor(s) include Rahul Patil; and Saikat Dutta.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 29, under issue no. 35/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a method of synthesis of a Multi-walled Carbon Nanotube Filled Graphene-Sponge with Long Ribbon Architecture. Briefly, graphene oxide is reduced with L-ascorbic acid to make a composite MWCNT-rGO. This is then dried for a long time in the fridge at -70 C. The mechanically stable MWCNT-rGO-PDMS composite foam was made by covering the MWCNT-rGO foam with a protective layer of a liquid poly (dimethylsiloxane) with a hydroxy-terminated chain. A novel fibrous nanoarchitecture presenting long (100 nm) ribbon-like structures was revealed in the MWCNT-rGO-PDMS composite foam. High-resolution TEM analysis unveiled ribbons with thick walls of graphene architecture, featuring microporous characteristics that render this material suitable for the electrosorption of salt ions, following the double-layer capacitance principles of capacitive deionization for salt ions."
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