Method for functionalizing carbon nanotubes utilizing peroxides

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dc.contributor.assigneeRice Universityen_US
dc.contributor.publisherUnited States Patent and Trademark Officeen_US
dc.creatorKhabashesku, Valery N.en_US
dc.creatorPeng, Haiqingen_US
dc.creatorMargrave, Mary Louen_US
dc.creatorBillups, Edward W.en_US
dc.creatorYing, Yunmingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-04T19:05:43Zen_US
dc.date.available2015-05-04T19:05:43Zen_US
dc.date.filed2003-11-14en_US
dc.date.issued2006-10-24en_US
dc.description.abstractA method for functionalizing the wall of single-wall or multi-wall carbon nanotubes involves the use of acyl peroxides to generate carbon-centered free radicals. The method allows for the chemical attachment of a variety of functional groups to the wall or end cap of carbon nanotubes through covalent carbon bonds without destroying the wall or endcap structure of the nanotube. Carbon-centered radicals generated from acyl peroxides can have terminal functional groups that provide sites for further reaction with other compounds. Organic groups with terminal carboxylic acid functionality can be converted to an acyl chloride and further reacted with an amine to form an amide or with a diamine to form an amide with terminal amine. The reactive functional groups attached to the nanotubes provide improved solvent dispersibility and provide reaction sites for monomers for incorporation in polymer structures. The nanotubes can also be functionalized by generating free radicals from organic sulfoxides.en_US
dc.digitization.specificationsThis patent information was downloaded from the US Patent and Trademark website (http://www.uspto.gov/) as image-PDFs. The PDFs were OCRed for access purposes.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationKhabashesku, Valery N., Peng, Haiqing, Margrave, Mary Lou, Billups, Edward W. and Ying, Yunming, "Method for functionalizing carbon nanotubes utilizing peroxides." Patent US7125533B2. issued 2006-10-24. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1911/79928.en_US
dc.identifier.patentIDUS7125533B2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/79928en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.titleMethod for functionalizing carbon nanotubes utilizing peroxidesen_US
dc.typeUtility patenten_US
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