PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES NTC-FUNC THAT HAVE THIOL -SH GROUPS

摘要

The present invention relates to a process for producing single-walled (SWCNT), double-walled (DWCNT) or multi-walled (MWCNT) carbon nanotubes functionalized by the generation of carbanions and the use of elemental sulphur to obtain thiol (-SH) groups on the surface of said nanotubes (SWCNT-SH, DWCNT-SH, MWCNT-SH). The functionalized nanotubes (NTCs-FUNC) have various applications including, but not limited to, use as reaction input for binding same to natural or synthetic molecules and macromolecules, such as: carbohydrates, polymers, amino acids, peptides, proteins, enzymes and antibodies; for forming multifunctional hybrid systems that can be used, for example, for delivering drugs and agrochemicals.