US Patent Issued on March 31 for "Process for producing a carbon product and carbon fibers through a carbon neutral or carbon negative process" (Arizona Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,589,357, issued on March 31.

"Process for producing a carbon product and carbon fibers through a carbon neutral or carbon negative process" was invented by Stephen Atkins (Sun City, Ariz.) and Stephen D. Miller (Flagstaff, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for producing a carbon nano-fiber includes utilizing methanol and ammonia that are combined to produce acetonitrile. The acetonitrile and methanol are synthesized to produce acrylonitrile. The acrylonitrile is polymerized into polyacrylonitrile which is then electro-spun and carbonized to form carbon fibers."

The patent was filed on May 22, 2025, under Application No. 19...