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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014

Filed:

Dec. 28, 2010
Applicants:

Hung-jue Sue, College Station, TX (US);

Xi Zhang, College Station, TX (US);

Riichi Nishimura, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Hung-Jue Sue, College Station, TX (US);

Xi Zhang, College Station, TX (US);

Riichi Nishimura, Houston, TX (US);

Assignees:

The Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX (US);

Kaneka Texas Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D01F 9/12 (2006.01); C01B 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C01B 31/0273 (2013.01); Y10S 977/786 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for dispersing nanotubes, comprising forming a nanocomposite solution with associated nanotubes and nanoplatelets, mixing a surfactant to the nanocomposite solution, separating the nanocomposite in solution, wherein the nanotubes remain suspended in the surfactant solution, and isolating the nanotubes in solution. In certain instances, the method further comprises functionalizing the nanotubes in solution.


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