POLYMER-BASED COMPOSITES COMPRISING CARBON NANOTUBES AS A FILTER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID COMPOSITES, AND ASSOCIATED USES

• Main Authors: ALEXANDRE MICHAEL, MAINIL MICHAEL, DUBOIS PHILIPPE, BONDUEL DANIEL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.05.2006
• Subjects: CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS; TRANSPORTING; USE OF INORGANIC OR NON-MACROMOLECULAR ORGANIC SUBSTANCES ASCOMPOUNDING INGREDIENTS

The invention relates to a method for producing carbon nanotubes in a dispersed state, said method being characterised in that it comprises a stage whereby polymerisation is carried out from at least one so-called monomer of interest, in the presence of a catalytic system, said catalytic system comprising a co- catalyst/catalyst catalytic couple that is supported by a catalyst carrier, said catalyst carrier corresponding to said carbon nanotubes. The invention also relates to composite materials obtained by said method, and to a catalytic system for implementing said method. The invention further relates to the use of the inventive method and products in the field of polymers, especially that of nanotechnologies.