18348611. POROUS SUBSTRATES CONTAINING AMINE-MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES (SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY)
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POROUS SUBSTRATES CONTAINING AMINE-MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Fahd I. Alghunaimi of Dhahran (SA)
Norah W. Aljuryyed of Dhahran (SA)
Hind S. Aldossary of Dhahran (SA)
Tawfik A. Saleh of Dhahran (SA)
POROUS SUBSTRATES CONTAINING AMINE-MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18348611 titled 'POROUS SUBSTRATES CONTAINING AMINE-MODIFIED CARBON NANOTUBES
Original Abstract Submitted
Membrane materials may be used for treatment of aqueous fluid. Membrane materials suitable for water treatment may comprise: a base substrate having a plurality of pores defined therein; and a plurality of carbon nanotubes disposed upon the base substrate; wherein the plurality of carbon nanotubes includes oxidized carbon nanotubes having a plurality of carboxylic acid groups; wherein at least a portion of the carboxylic acid groups have been reacted with a polyamine compound via a first amine group of the polyamine compound to form a plurality of amide-linked polyamines bound to at least a portion of the plurality of carbon nanotubes, and at least a second amine group of polyamine compound is further functionalized as a reaction product of an active acyl compound.
