Patent ID: 8679381
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: B82Y,C01B,D01F

Abstract:
1. A method of forming a fibrous carbon foam (FCF) comprising: providing a mold comprising an internal cavity, the internal cavity comprising a predetermined geometry; placing a catalytic material and a component to be encapsulated in the internal cavity of the mold in an orientation; flowing a fuel rich gas mixture comprising a carbon source over the catalytic material and the components to be encapsulated at a reaction temperature of about 750° C. or less to form a plurality of composite carbon fibers, wherein each of the plurality of composite carbon fibers comprises a carbon phase grown to encapsulate the component according to the orientation of the catalytic material and the component placed in the mold; and continuously forming the plurality of composite carbon fibers until the mold is full, wherein the plurality of composite carbon fibers are intertwined with one another to form the fibrous carbon foam (FCF) having a geometry corresponding to the predetermined geometry of the internal cavity of the mold.