Facultés Universitaires Notre-dame De La Paix

Facultes Universitaries Notre-dame De La Paix

Antonio Fonseca

Janos B Nagy

Isabelle Willems

Narasimaiah Nagaraju

Philippe Dubois

Zineb Mekhalif

Joseph Delhalle

Christophe Pirlot

Günter Beyer

Silvio Tollis

Geoffroy Bister

Dorina Popa

Gregory Philippin

Zoltan Konya

Robert Sporken

Nathalie Pierard

Michaël Alexandre

The present invention is related to single and/or multiple-wall carbon nanotubes which may contain interstitial metals obtainable by a preparation process, comprising a catalytic step using a catalytic system, said catalytic system comprising a catalyst and a support, said support comprising hydroxides and/or carbonates or mixtures thereof with or without metal oxides. The present invention is also related to carbon fibers obtainable by said preparation process. The present invention also pertains in particular to said catalytic system and to said preparation process. Another aspect concerns the use of the nanotubes and of the catalytic system according to the invention.

Catalyst supports and carbon nanotubes produced thereon

The present invention is related to single and/or multiple-wall carbon nanotubes which may contain interstitial metals obtainable by a preparation process. The process includes a catalytic step using a catalytic system which includes a catalyst and a support. The support comprises hydroxides and/or carbonates or mixtures thereof with or without metal oxides. The present invention is also related to carbon fibers obtainable by said preparation process. The present invention also pertains in particular to said catalytic system and to said preparation process. Another aspect concerns the use of the nanotubes and of the catalytic system according to the invention.

The present invention is related to a method for producing functionalised short carbon nanotubes with at least one open tip by mechanical treatment of long carbon nanotubes, wherein said long nanotubes are submitted to mechanical milling forces in the presence of a reactant able to chemically react with the nanotubes so that short carbon nanotubes comprising at least one specific chemical group are obtained.

Method for the production of functionalised short carbon nanotubes and functionalised short carbon nanotubes obtainable by said method

The present invention is related to nanocomposites comprising polymers, carbon nanotubes and layered silicate nanoparticles. The present invention also concerns methods for obtaining said nanocomposites as well as their uses.

Nanocomposite: products, process for obtaining them and uses thereof

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