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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2001
Nathalie Pierard, Ham-sur-Heure, BE;
Antonio Fonseca, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Zoltan Konya, Szeged, HU;
Narasimaiah Nagaraju, Jayanagar, IN;
Isabelle Willems, Soye, BE;
Silvio Tollis, Ransart, BE;
Geoffroy Bister, Jambes, BE;
Janos B. Nagy, Jambes, BE;
Dorina Popa, Belgrade, BE;
Nathalie Pierard, Ham-sur-Heure, BE;
Antonio Fonseca, Louvain-la-Neuve, BE;
Zoltan Konya, Szeged, HU;
Narasimaiah Nagaraju, Jayanagar, IN;
Isabelle Willems, Soye, BE;
Silvio Tollis, Ransart, BE;
Geoffroy Bister, Jambes, BE;
Janos B. Nagy, Jambes, BE;
Dorina Popa, Belgrade, BE;
Facultes Universitaries Notre-Dame De La Paix, Namur, BG;
Abstract
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.