- Patent Title: Electrochemical corrosion of catalyst material from PCD elements
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Application No.: US15514448Application Date: 2015-09-25
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Publication No.: US10737368B2Publication Date: 2020-08-11
- Inventor: K Daniel Efird , Walter Rothrock
- Applicant: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
- Current Assignee: NATIONAL OILWELL VARCO, L.P.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Conley Rose, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2015/052266 WO 20150925
- International Announcement: WO2016/049480 WO 20160331
- Main IPC: B24D18/00
- IPC: B24D18/00 ; C25F3/02 ; C25F7/00 ; E21B10/55

Abstract:
A method of treating a cutter element comprises contacting at least a portion of a volume of polycrystalline diamond with an electrolyte solution, applying an electrical current between the volume of the polycrystalline diamond and a counter electrode to maintain a predetermined electrochemical potential between a reference electrode and the volume of polycrystalline diamond, and corroding at least a portion of the catalyst material from the interstitial spaces between the diamond grains in the volume of polycrystalline diamond. The volume of the polycrystalline diamond comprises interbonded diamond grains and a catalyst material disposed in the interstitial spaces between adjacent diamond grains in the volume of polycrystalline diamond. The counter electrode is in contact with the electrolyte solution, and the electrical current is supplied at a substantially constant electrochemical potential between a reference electrode and the volume of polycrystalline diamond.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170282334A1 ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION OF CATALYST MATERIAL FROM PCD ELEMENTS Public/Granted day:2017-10-05
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