Preparation of Reactoplastic Nanomodified Polymer Composites. Part 3. Methods for Dispersing Carbon Nanotubes in Organic Solvents and Liquid Polymeric Media (Review)

Abstract

Effective methods for dispersing carbon nanotubes in organic solvents and liquid polymeric media were analyzed. The relationship of these methods for improving the operational performance of nanomodified polymer composites was studied. It was shown that the conditions necessary to create such materials are a small size and a distribution of carbon nanofiller particles as uniform as possible in the liquid polymeric matrix. The tendency of the carbon nanofiller to aggregate prevented the preparation of stable dispersions in water and organic solvents. Therefore, effective methods for facilitating aggregate disintegration, including use of low-frequency ultrasound, are being actively pursued.