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Inorganic Materials: Synthesis and Processing
Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents initiated by hydrogen bonding interactions
Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012
DOI: 10.1002/aic.13724
Copyright © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
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How to Cite
Li, L., Feng, W. and Ji, P. (2012), Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents initiated by hydrogen bonding interactions. AIChE J., 58: 2997–3002. doi: 10.1002/aic.13724
Publication History
- Issue published online: 10 SEP 2012
- Article first published online: 17 JAN 2012
- Accepted manuscript online: 29 DEC 2011 11:21AM EST
- Manuscript Revised: 21 DEC 2011
- Manuscript Received: 9 NOV 2011
Funded by
- National Science Foundation of China. Grant Numbers: 21076018, 21176025
Keywords:
- phase transfer;
- sugar-based amphiphile;
- absorption;
- separations;
- solutions;
- selectivity
Abstract
Phase transfer of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) from an aqueous phase into an organic phase is achieved. The transfer uses the hydrogen-bonding interactions between the disaccharide group of a sugar-based amphiphile and oxygenated functional groups on the surface of MWNTs. The dispersion of carbon nanotubes in a wide range of organic solvents is enabled, which represents the first example of solubilization of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents via hydrogen bonding interactions. © 2012 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 58: 2997–3002, 2012