[Gasification] Graphene Biochar from Proton Power

[Doug]

Hi Kelly and Colleagues,

Pleased to see you are excited about discovering the secrets that our 
char making processes can manifest. Graphite structures were observed in 
our gasification waste char back about 1978-9, but what you call 
graphene was suggested to us as being fullerine carbon. Like yourselves, 
a number of different researchers have identified potential to use these 
carbons, but need funding to pursue their research. Producing a 
commercially pure product may have challenges, especially competing 
against existing suppliers, probably more difficult than selling 
gasifiers(:-)

The Raman spectroscopy data 
<http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6271>was done here in New 
Zealand and some 40 samples analyzed if I remember correctly. I have the 
original Paper on file on file if anyone is interested to obtain a copy.

You can see some early photos "Carbon Blacks" November 2008, and the 
later "Char and Graphitic Soot" December 2011 in the files of the 
Fluidyne Archive. http://www.fluidynenz.250x.com/

Hope this may be of interest.

Doug Williams,
Fluidyne.

On 21/06/16 07:58, Kelly Burnham wrote:

> Folks,
> Just wanted to put the word out on some recent and /exciting 
> /developments at Proton Power.
>
> In order to further characterize of our biochar, a member of our 
> material science team (formerly with Oak Ridge National Labs), was 
> analyzing Raman spectroscopy data 
> <http://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6271> and noticed 
> pronounced spikes, suggesting the presence of graphite and *graphene 
> <https://gigaom.com/2013/07/15/what-is-graphene-heres-what-you-need-to-know-about-a-material-that-could-be-the-next-silicon/>*. 
>
> ​
>
> Further research with ORNL is planned
> ​and
> at a retail price if $100/gram
> ​for graphene, ​
> it's bound to generate some interest in Proton's unique gasification 
> technology.
> ​Also recently,
> ​a medical​
> ​​
> ​ researcher
> report
> ​ed​
> that they
> ​exposed
> our
> ​bio​
> char
> ​to
> a laser and the material
> ​ responded by
> curling
> ​
> into tubular shapes,
> ​similar to
> 'nanotubes'
> ​.
> Please feel free to contact me directly if there's any interest on the 
> aforementioned developments
>
> Thanks,
> ​Kelly
>

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