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Granted Patent B2
US 11,338,364 · App. 16/342,013 · Granted May 24, 2022

Aluminum powder coated with fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer and preparation method therefor

Inventors: Kyung Tae Kim (Busan, KR); Ji Hun Yu (Busan, KR); Dongwon Kim (Busan, KR)
Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Patent No.
US 11,338,364
App. No.
16/342,013
Granted
May 24, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to an aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer, and a preparation method therefor. According to the present invention, the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer and a preparation method therefor enable the preparation of an aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer, in which an additional oxidation reaction of the aluminum powder is achieved and fuel performance as a solid fuel is improved, by coating the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer on the surface of the powder.

Claims (22)

1. An aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer comprising an aluminum core; and a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer formed on the aluminum core, in which Al—F bonds are formed on a surface of the aluminum core by chemical reaction,

wherein the aluminum powder coated with the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer does not include aluminum oxide or includes aluminum oxide partially at a boundary between the aluminum core and the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer.

2. The aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 1 , wherein the aluminum core and the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer are in direct contact with each other.

3. The aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 1 , wherein a diameter of the aluminum core is 1 μm to 10 μm.

4. The aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer is 10 nm to 500 nm.

5. The aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 1 , wherein a polymer forming the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer is polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

6. An underwater bonding material comprising the aluminum powder of claim 1 .

7. A diesel engine reactivity enhancing additive comprising the aluminum powder of claim 1 .

8. A solid fuel comprising the aluminum powder of claim 1 .

9. A powder material for the production of a three-dimensional structure comprising the aluminum powder of claim 1 .

10. A highly reactive material for welding comprising the aluminum powder of claim 1 .

11. A preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer of claim 1 , comprising the following steps:

eliminating the oxide film on the surface of the aluminum powder by a liquid phase process (step 1);

introducing a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer solution into a solution finished with step 1 above (step 2); and

recovering the aluminum powder coated with the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer on its surface (step 3).

12. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein a diameter of the aluminum powder particle of step 1 is 1 μm to 10 μm.

13. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein a solution used in the liquid phase process of step 1 is one or more solutions selected from the group consisting of a hydrofluoric acid solution, a nitric acid solution, a sulfuric acid solution, a citric acid solution, a maleic acid solution, an acetic acid solution, basic sodium hydroxide, basic potassium hydroxide and an aqueous ammonia solution.

14. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein the solvent used for the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer solution of step 2 is to inhibit the oxidation of aluminum powder.

15. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein the solvent used for the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer solution of step 2 is one or more solvents selected from the group consisting of N,N-dimethylforanamide (DMF, C 3 H 7 NO), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and tetrahydrofuran (THF).

16. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer of step 2 is polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF).

17. The preparation method of the aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 11 , wherein the step 3 additionally includes a step of heat-treating before recovering the aluminum powder coated with the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer.

18. The aluminum powder coated with a fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer according to claim 1 , wherein one or more materials selected from the group consisting of aluminum hydroxide and aluminum fluoride are included at least partially between the aluminum core and the fluorine-based hydrocarbon polymer layer.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 27, 2021
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
Reel/Frame 055048/0937 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 15, 2019
From: KIM, KYUNG TAE; YU, JI HUN; KIM, DONGWON
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
Reel/Frame 048882/0907 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0133712 · Oct 14, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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