METHOD OF PURIFYING SUPERDISPERSED DIAMONDS Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: carbon materials.

SUBSTANCE: invention concerns manufacture of diamond films that can find use in biology, medicine, and electronics. Initial powder containing superdispersed diamonds with level of incombustible residue 3.4 wt %, e.g. diamond blend, is placed into quartz reactor and subjected to heat treatment at 600-900^оС in inert of reductive gas medium for 30 min. When carbon-containing reductive gas medium is used, heat treatment is conducted until mass of powder rises not higher than by 30%. After heat treatment, acid treatment and elevated temperatures is applied. Heat treatment and acid treatment can be repeated several times in alternate mode. Treated powder is washed and dried. Level of incombustible impurities is thus reduced to 0.55-0.81 wt %.

EFFECT: reduced level of incombustible impurities.

4 cl, 3 ex