Issue 9, 2019

Aqueous two-polymer phase extraction of single-wall carbon nanotubes using surfactants

Abstract

This review details the current state of the art in aqueous two-phase extraction (ATPE) based separations of surfactant dispersed single-wall carbon nanotubes by their chemical species, i.e., (n,m) structure, semiconducting or metallic nature, and enantiomeric handedness. Discussions of the factors affecting each separation, including workflow effects, variations of different surfactant and nanotube materials, and the underlying physical mechanism are presented. Lastly an outlook on the applications of ATPE at bench scale and implementation to larger scales is discussed, along with identification of research directions that could further support ATPE development.

Graphical abstract: Aqueous two-polymer phase extraction of single-wall carbon nanotubes using surfactants

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Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
03 may 2019
Accepted
11 iyl 2019
First published
11 iyl 2019
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Nanoscale Adv., 2019,1, 3307-3324

Aqueous two-polymer phase extraction of single-wall carbon nanotubes using surfactants

J. A. Fagan, Nanoscale Adv., 2019, 1, 3307 DOI: 10.1039/C9NA00280D

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