METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF FUNCTIONALISED CARBON NANOTUBES BY CYCLOADDITION UNDER CONTINUOUS FLOW CONDITIONS AND APPARATUS FOR THE METHOD

摘要

A method is described for functionalising carbon nanotubes by 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azomethine ylides under semi-continuous flow conditions in solvents of high boiling point. The method necessitates an apparatus for flow reactions having technical characteristics suitable for its implementation. The method has proved to be efficient and sustainable and capable of producing single-wall (SWNT), double-wall (DWNT) or multiple-wall (MWNT) carbon nanotubes, functionalised in less time and with the same characteristics as carbon nanotubes functionalised using a batch-wise synthesis process.