Patent ID: 9695531
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: B29B,B29C,B29K,B82Y,C01B,C08J,C09J,D03D,D04H,D06M,D10B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of treating a carbon material to improve the mechanical properties thereof, the method comprising: providing a carbon material, the carbon material comprising a plurality of carbon microstructures, wherein the carbon microstructures are comprised of nanotubes, graphene sheets, or any combinations thereof; providing a liquid sucrose solution comprising sucrose intermixed with a solvent; applying the liquid sucrose solution to the carbon material; dehydrating the sucrose solution to form a binder that binds the carbon microstructures together to provide enhanced mechanical properties and form an amorphous carbon coated material, post-treating the amorphous carbon coated material to yield graphitic structures and further enhance mechanical properties.