High-pressure homogenizer and method for manufacturing graphene using the same
Provided a high-pressure homogenizer comprising a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes, wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes, the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles.
1. A high-pressure homogenizer comprising:
a channel module comprising a microchannel through which an object for homogenization passes,
wherein the microchannel is provided with a first flow channel and a second flow channel sequentially arranged along the direction through which the object passes,
the first flow channel is provided with a plurality of first baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces,
the second flow channel is provided with a plurality of second baffles disposed so as to partition the microchannel into a plurality of spaces, and
at least one of the first baffles is provided to be positioned between two adjacent second baffles,
wherein the microchannel has a rectangular cross section perpendicular to the moving direction of the object for homogenization,
wherein the rectangular cross section of the microchannel is a rectangular shape having a width larger than a height, and
wherein the microchannel has a ratio of width to height of 2:1 to 10:1.
2. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first and second baffles are each provided so as to partition the microchannel into two spaces along the width direction or the height direction.
3. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein an interval between two adjacent first baffles is equal to an interval between two adjacent second baffles.
4. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein an interval between two adjacent first baffles is different from an interval between two adjacent second baffles.
5. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein a length of the first baffle and a length of the second baffle are the same.
6. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein a length of the first baffle and a length of the second baffle are different.
7. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the channel module is provided so that the object passes through respective spaces partitioned by the first and second baffles.
8. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the microchannel has a length of 2 mm to 1000 mm.
9. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the microchannel has constant flow areas of the first flow channel and the second flow channel along the moving direction of the object.
10. The high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 ,
wherein the microchannel has a sectional area of 1.0×10 2 μm 2 to 1.0×10 8 μm 2 .
11. A method for manufacturing graphene using the high-pressure homogenizer according to claim 1 , comprising steps of:
supplying a solution containing graphite to the channel module; and
applying a pressure of 100 to 3000 bar to the channel module to pass the solution containing graphite.