18701465. FACILE DIRECT AMINATION AND ALKYLAMINATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES (Board of Regents, The University of Texas System)
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FACILE DIRECT AMINATION AND ALKYLAMINATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Organization Name
Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
Inventor(s)
Melissa A. Wunch of Dallas TX (US)
Sangmin Lee of McKinney TX (US)
Duck J. Yang of Flower Mound TX (US)
FACILE DIRECT AMINATION AND ALKYLAMINATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18701465 titled 'FACILE DIRECT AMINATION AND ALKYLAMINATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES
Original Abstract Submitted
Disclosed herein are embodiments of methods for preparing aminated or alkylaminated CNTs wherein the aminated or alkylaminated CNTs are obtained in a reaction by reacting the CNTs with an aminating or alkylaminating reagent in a non-hazardous solvent or a non-hazardous solvent-deionized water mixture. The CNTs may be single-walled, double-walled or multi-walled CNTs. The disclosed processes for amination and alkylamination do not require treatment with concentrated acid, and with the use of solvent, the CNTs and aminating compound or alkylaminating compound are mixed thoroughly throughout the reaction.
