FULLEREN PRODUCTION COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: manufacture of novel materials. SUBSTANCE: complex has housing 1, working chamber 2 and hopper 7. Working chamber is equipped with reaction zone 3 and hopper 7 is provided with thin-walled cylinder 8 formed as sleeve with opening in its bottom, which is continued with hollow thin-walled cone 9 connected to branch pipe 10 for discharging fulleren-containing material from fillers 40. Complex is further provided with control unit for supplying current to terminals of drive 5 and to terminals 11 of working chamber 2. Air pump 12 with main pipe 13 is arranged in lower part of hopper 7 for supplying gas to working chamber 2. Bearing unit 14 and linings for electromagnets of magnetic drive are arranged in lower part of cylinder 8. Housing 1 incorporates device 4 with drive 5 for feeding portions of carbonaceous material - graphite rods 6. Device 4 is made in the form of magazine-holder with receptacles for graphite rods 6. Receptacles are arranged circumferentially of holder for axial rotation. Device 4 has unit for clamping and fixing of graphite rods 6 in working chamber 2. Complex allows efficiency of fulleren production process to be increased by 1.5 times. EFFECT: enhanced reliability in operation, provision for obtaining pure base product and reduced loss of said product. 3 cl, 5 dwg