Ajit Kelkar, Ph.D. - Nanomanufacturing Conference

Dispersion of XD-CNTs usingUltrasonicationIn this technique particles are separated due to ultrasonicvibrations.Agglomerates of different nanoparticles are forced to vibrateThe dispersion is highly dependable on the surfactant, solventand reagent used.When an acid is used, the quality of the SWCNTs depends onthe exposure time.When the tubes are exposed to the acid for a short time, onlythe metal solvates, but for a longer exposure time, the tubescan have chemical damageIn the present study CNTs of different loadings were mixed in asolvent composed of ethanol and tolueneThe mixture was sonicated for one hourThis mixture was then used in H-VARTM procedure aspresented next