Global Patent Index - EP 0938450 A1

EP 0938450 A1 19990901 - METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC DIAMOND AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD

Title (en)

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SYNTHETIC DIAMOND AND DEVICE FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR HERSTELLUNG VON SYNTHETISCHEM DIAMANT UND VORRICHTUNG ZUR DURCHFÜHRUNG DES VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FABRICATION DE DIAMANT SYNTHETIQUE ET DISPOSITIF POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DE CE PROCEDE

Publication

EP 0938450 A1 19990901 (FR)

Application

EP 97936554 A 19970902

Priority

  • CH 9700322 W 19970902
  • CH 218296 A 19960905

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9809914A1] The invention concerns a method for manufacturing synthetic diamond comprising the following steps: providing a mixture containing carbon and a metal catalyst, the carbon being in a solution and/or mounted in the metal catalyst which has a density higher than that of the carbon; providing a recipient, pre-heating the recipient, heating the mixture to reduce it to liquid; pouring the mixture into the pre-heated recipient, hermetically closing the recipient; hydro-extracting the liquid mixture in the recipient so as to separate the metal catalyst and the carbon, the metal catalysing the carbon is brought towards the centre to form a carbon lump there; cooling the recipient and the mixture until the mixture is solidified, in order to cause the recipient and the catalyst to shrink and to create sufficient pressure on said lump, so as to recrystallise the carbon in the form of diamond; extracting the recrystallised carbon from the metal catalyst.

IPC 1-7

C01B 31/06

IPC 8 full level

C01B 31/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

C01B 32/26 (2017.07 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9809914A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9809914 A1 19980312; EP 0938450 A1 19990901

DOCDB simple family (application)

CH 9700322 W 19970902; EP 97936554 A 19970902