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Dispersion of carbon nanotubes in organic solvents initiated by hydrogen bonding interactions
Author(s) -
Li Lili,
Feng Wei,
Ji Peijun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
aiche journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 167
eISSN - 1547-5905
pISSN - 0001-1541
DOI - 10.1002/aic.13724
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , hydrogen bond , dispersion (optics) , chemical engineering , amphiphile , chemistry , phase (matter) , aqueous solution , materials science , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , molecule , copolymer , polymer , physics , engineering , optics
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
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