CN114014300A - Carbon nanotube and method for purifying the same - Google Patents

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CN114014300A
CN114014300A CN202111408353.1A CN202111408353A CN114014300A CN 114014300 A CN114014300 A CN 114014300A CN 202111408353 A CN202111408353 A CN 202111408353A CN 114014300 A CN114014300 A CN 114014300A
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The application belongs to the technical field of materials, and particularly relates to a carbon nanotube and a purification method thereof. The purification method of the carbon nano tube comprises the following steps: preparing a carbon nano tube suspension; mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with an alkaline substance, and drying to obtain a mixture of the carbon nano tube and the alkaline substance; calcining the mixture in an inert atmosphere to obtain a calcined carbon nanotube; and mixing the calcined carbon nano tube with an acid solution, and separating to obtain the purified carbon nano tube. The purification method of the carbon nano tube in the embodiment of the application has a good purification effect on the crude sample of the carbon nano tube, the purity of the purified carbon nano tube can reach 95%, the physicochemical property of the carbon nano tube cannot be damaged in the treatment process, the carbon nano tube can still maintain good electrical property and thermal property, and the stability of the carbon nano tube is improved.

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Carbon nanotube and method for purifying the same
Technical Field
The application belongs to the technical field of materials, and particularly relates to a carbon nanotube and a purification method thereof.
Background
Since the discovery of carbon nanotubes, especially single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), much attention has been paid to research on the preparation, purification, and structural characterization of single-walled carbon nanotubes. In addition to large-scale preparation techniques, purification is the biggest problem affecting its application. After the carbon nanotubes are prepared, a large amount of impurities are often contained, and the impurities mainly comprise two types of carbon impurities and metal impurities. Wherein the carbon impurities mainly comprise amorphous carbon, fullerene, graphite particles and other carbon nano-particles; the metal impurities typically originate from the metal catalyst. The existence of impurities in the carbon nano tube limits the application of the carbon nano tube, and the purification of the carbon nano tube becomes a technical problem which is urgently needed to be solved at present.
The conventional carbon nanotube purification method includes: acidification, oxidation, annealing, ultrasonication, centrifugation, magnetic adsorption, and cutting. However, for carbon nanotubes, it is difficult to completely remove impurities from carbon nanotubes, especially single-walled carbon nanotubes, by a single purification method. The single-walled carbon nanotubes grow more densely than multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and a large amount of metal catalysts are distributed among the single-walled carbon nanotubes to firmly adhere the carbon tubes together, so that the yield of the single-walled carbon nanotubes is far lower than that of the multi-walled carbon nanotubes. At present, the purity of the single-walled carbon nanotube purified by a common treatment method is not high, and the application of the single-walled carbon nanotube is limited.
Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to provide a carbon nanotube and a purification method thereof, and aims to solve the problems of low purification efficiency and poor effect of the existing carbon nanotube, especially a single-walled carbon nanotube to a certain extent.
In order to achieve the purpose of the application, the technical scheme adopted by the application is as follows:
in a first aspect, the present application provides a method for purifying carbon nanotubes, comprising the steps of:
preparing a carbon nano tube suspension;
mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with an alkaline substance, and drying to obtain a mixture of the carbon nano tube and the alkaline substance;
calcining the mixture in an inert atmosphere to obtain a calcined carbon nanotube;
and mixing the calcined carbon nano tube with an acid solution, and separating to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
Further, the carbon nanotubes are selected from single-walled carbon nanotubes.
Further, the step of preparing the carbon nanotube suspension comprises: and dispersing the carbon nano tube rough sample into an alcohol solution, and grinding for 0.3-6 hours under the condition of containing a magnet to obtain the carbon nano tube suspension.
Further, the mass percentage of water in the alcohol solution is 10-90%, and the alcohol solution comprises at least one of ethanol, ethylene glycol and methanol.
Further, the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube crude sample to the alcoholic solution is 1: (20-200).
Further, the step of mixing the carbon nanotube suspension with an alkaline substance includes: and mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with the solution of the alkaline substance, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at the rotating speed of 100-300 r/min.
Further, the drying treatment is selected from freeze drying.
Further, the alkaline substance comprises at least one of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.
Further, the solution concentration of the alkaline substance is 0.1-5 mol/L; the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube suspension to the solution of the alkaline substance is 1: (1-5).
Further, the step of subjecting the mixture to a calcination treatment comprises: calcining the mixture for 15-60 minutes under an inert atmosphere with the temperature of 600-1000 ℃ and the gas flow rate of 0.1-20 mL/min.
Further, the step of mixing the calcined carbon nanotube with an acidic solution comprises: and dispersing the calcined carbon nano tube in an acid solution, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at the rotating speed of 100-300 r/min.
Further, the step of separating comprises: and sequentially filtering the mixed products, washing until the pH value is neutral, dispersing the carbon nano tube in a solvent, and freeze-drying to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
Further, the acidic solution includes at least one of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid.
Further, the concentration of the acidic solution is 0.1-5 mol/L; the mass ratio of the calcined carbon nanotube to the acidic solution is 1: (10-1000).
In a second aspect, the present application provides a carbon nanotube purified by the above method.
In the method for purifying the nanotube provided by the first aspect of the present application, a carbon nanotube crude sample is first dispersed in a solution to prepare a carbon nanotube suspension; then, mixing the dispersed carbon nano tube suspension with an alkaline substance, drying and then contacting and mixing the alkaline substance with the carbon nano tube and metal impurities in the carbon nano tube at a molecular level. Then, the mixture is calcined in inert atmosphere, the alkaline substance reacts with the metal impurities in the carbon nano tube in the calcining process to convert the metal impurities into metal oxides, and simultaneously, the carbon impurities in the carbon nano tube crude sample are oxidized, and the defects in the carbon nano tube can be modified in the high-temperature calcining process to improve the quality of the carbon nano tube. And mixing the calcined carbon nano tube in an acid solution to dissolve impurities such as metal oxide impurities, metal simple substances and the like in the carbon nano tube in the acid solution, and separating the carbon nano tube from the solution to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
The carbon nanotube that this application second aspect provided, through foretell purification treatment back, impurity composition is few, and carbon nanotube purity is high, and its purity can reach more than 95%, and carbon nanotube structure integrity is high, has good calorifics performance and electrical property, and stability is high, has improved carbon nanotube's application prospect.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a method for purifying carbon nanotubes provided in an embodiment of the present application.
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In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and advantageous effects to be solved by the present application more clearly apparent, the present application is further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.
In this application, the term "and/or" describes an association relationship of associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a is present alone, A and B are present simultaneously, and B is present alone. Wherein A and B can be singular or plural. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.
In the present application, "at least one" means one or more, "a plurality" means two or more. "at least one of the following" or similar expressions refer to any combination of these items, including any combination of the singular or plural items. For example, "at least one (one) of a, b, or c," or "at least one (one) of a, b, and c," may each represent: a, b, c, a-b (i.e., a and b), a-c, b-c, or a-b-c, wherein a, b, and c may be single or plural, respectively.
It should be understood that, in various embodiments of the present application, the sequence numbers of the above-mentioned processes do not mean the execution sequence, some or all of the steps may be executed in parallel or executed sequentially, and the execution sequence of each process should be determined by its function and inherent logic, and should not constitute any limitation to the implementation process of the embodiments of the present application.
The terminology used in the embodiments of the present application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the application. As used in the examples of this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
The weight of the related components mentioned in the description of the embodiments of the present application may not only refer to the specific content of each component, but also represent the proportional relationship of the weight among the components, and therefore, the content of the related components is scaled up or down within the scope disclosed in the description of the embodiments of the present application as long as it is scaled up or down according to the description of the embodiments of the present application. Specifically, the mass in the description of the embodiments of the present application may be in units of mass known in the chemical industry, such as μ g, mg, g, and kg.
The terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are used for distinguishing purposes such as substances from one another, and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implying any number of technical features indicated. For example, a first XX may also be referred to as a second XX, and similarly, a second XX may also be referred to as a first XX, without departing from the scope of embodiments of the present application. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature.
As shown in fig. 1, a first aspect of the embodiments of the present application provides a method for purifying carbon nanotubes, including the following steps:
s10, preparing a carbon nano tube suspension;
s20, mixing the carbon nanotube suspension with an alkaline substance, and drying to obtain a mixture of the carbon nanotube and the alkaline substance;
s30, calcining the mixture in an inert atmosphere to obtain a calcined carbon nano tube;
and S40, mixing the calcined carbon nano tube with an acid solution, and separating to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
In the method for purifying nanotubes provided in the first aspect of the embodiment of the present application, first, a carbon nanotube crude sample is dispersed in a solution to prepare a carbon nanotube suspension; then, mixing the dispersed carbon nano tube suspension with an alkaline substance, drying and then contacting and mixing the alkaline substance with the carbon nano tube and metal impurities in the carbon nano tube at a molecular level. Then, the mixture is calcined in inert atmosphere, the alkaline substance reacts with the metal impurities in the carbon nano tube in the calcining process to convert the metal impurities into metal oxides, and simultaneously, the carbon impurities in the carbon nano tube crude sample are oxidized, and the defects in the carbon nano tube can be modified in the high-temperature calcining process to improve the quality of the carbon nano tube. And mixing the calcined carbon nano tube in an acid solution to dissolve impurities such as metal oxide impurities, metal simple substances and the like in the carbon nano tube in the acid solution, and separating the carbon nano tube from the solution to obtain the purified carbon nano tube. The purification method of the carbon nano tube in the embodiment of the application has a good purification effect on the crude sample of the carbon nano tube, the purity of the purified carbon nano tube can reach 95%, the physicochemical property of the carbon nano tube cannot be damaged in the treatment process, the carbon nano tube can still maintain good electrical property and thermal property, and the stability of the carbon nano tube is improved.
In some embodiments, the carbon nanotubes are selected from single-walled carbon nanotubes. The single-walled carbon nanotube grows more compactly than a multi-walled carbon nanotube, the metal catalyst is distributed among the single-walled carbon nanotubes in a large amount, the carbon tubes are firmly adhered together, and the yield of the carbon nanotube is far lower than that of the multi-walled carbon nanotube.
In some embodiments, in the step S10, the step of preparing the carbon nanotube suspension includes: and dispersing the carbon nano tube rough sample into an alcohol solution, and grinding for 0.3-6 hours under the condition of containing a magnet to obtain a carbon nano tube suspension. The embodiment of the application adopts the alcoholic solution as the dispersion liquid of the carbon nano tube rough sample, can improve the dispersion effect of the carbon nano tube, and is ground under the condition of containing a magnet, on one hand, the carbon nano tubes which are tightly intertwined together are separated by a physical cutting mode, and the dispersion effect of the carbon nano tube rough sample in the solution is improved; on the other hand, the magnet can adsorb the larger metal catalyst impurities in the carbon nanotube crude sample in the grinding process, so that the larger metal catalyst impurities are removed in a physical mode, and the subsequent chemical impurity removal efficiency is improved. And grinding for 0.3-6 hours, so that the dispersing effect of the carbon nanotube crude sample in a solvent is ensured, and the carbon nanotube is prevented from being cut and broken in a transitional manner in the grinding process, so that the physical and chemical properties such as the electrical property and the thermal property of the carbon nanotube material are reduced. In some embodiments, the carbon nanotubes are dispersed in the alcohol solution in a coarse form, and milled in the presence of a magnet for 0.3 to 6 hours, further milled for 0.5 to 5 hours, further milled for 1 to 4 hours, and further milled for 2 to 3 hours.
In some embodiments, the water content in the alcohol solution is 10-90% by mass, and the alcohol solution comprises at least one of ethanol, ethylene glycol and methanol. The alcohol solutions adopted in the embodiment of the application are beneficial to improving the dispersion effect of the carbon nanotubes, the dispersion performance of the carbon nanotubes is reduced along with the increase of the water content in the alcohol solutions, but if the alcohol solvents are completely adopted, the too fast volatilization of the alcohol solvents can also reduce the dispersion stability of the carbon nanotubes, and the risk of causing combustion exists. In some embodiments, the water in the alcohol solution includes, but is not limited to, 10-90% by mass, further 20-80% by mass, further 30-70% by mass, and further 40-60% by mass.
In some embodiments, the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube crude to the alcoholic solution is 1: (20-200), the proportion can fully disperse the carbon nano tube crude sample in the solution, if the proportion of the alcohol solution is too low, the carbon nano tube is not favorably and uniformly dispersed in the solution, and the viscosity of the dispersion is too high, so that the subsequent treatment is not easy to perform; if the alcohol solution ratio is too high, the production efficiency will be reduced. In some embodiments, the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube crude to the alcoholic solution includes, but is not limited to, 1: (20-200), and further the mass ratio is 1: (50-150), and further the mass ratio is 1: (80-120).
In some embodiments, in the step S20, the step of mixing the carbon nanotube suspension with the alkaline substance includes: mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with a solution of an alkaline substance, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at a rotating speed of 100-300 r/min; so that the alkaline substance and the carbon nano tube are fully and uniformly mixed. In some embodiments, the rotation speed includes, but is not limited to, 100 to 300r/min, further 150 to 250r/min, and further 200 to 250 r/min.
In some embodiments, the drying process is selected from freeze drying, wherein a mixed solution of the carbon nanotubes and the alkaline substance, which is well dispersed uniformly, is dried by freezing, so that the solvent component in the mixed solution is removed while the loose dispersion state of the carbon nanotubes is maintained, and the shrinkage and agglomeration of the carbon nanotubes caused by drying methods such as heating are avoided. The obtained mixture of the alkaline substance, the carbon nano tube and the metal impurities in the carbon nano tube in contact and mixing at the molecular level is beneficial to the uniform and sufficient reaction of the alkaline substance with the impurities such as the metal catalyst and the like in the subsequent purification treatment process.
In some embodiments, the alkaline substance comprises at least one of sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide; the alkaline substances can react with impurity components such as metal catalysts and the like in the subsequent calcining process to convert the metal catalysts into metal oxides, so that the subsequent dissolution in an acidic solution is facilitated, and the impurity components such as the metal catalysts and the like are separated and removed. In addition, during the calcination reaction process of the alkaline substances, elements such as sodium, potassium, hydrogen and the like can be volatilized and removed in the gas formation process, and the elements cannot remain in the carbon nano tube, so that the introduction of impurity components into the carbon nano tube is avoided, and the purification effect of the carbon nano tube is improved.
In some embodiments, the concentration of the alkaline substance in the solution is 0.1-5 mol/L; and the mass ratio of the carbon nano tube suspension to the solution of the alkaline substance is 1: (1-5). The concentration of the solution of the alkaline substance and the proportion of the solution of the alkaline substance and the carbon nanotube suspension fully ensure that the alkaline substance and the carbon nanotube in the carbon nanotube suspension have a better mixing effect, and the concentration of the alkaline substance is too high or too low, so that the alkaline substance is not beneficial to being fully and uniformly dispersed into the carbon nanotube. If the concentration of the alkaline substance is less than 0.1mol/L, the alkaline substance is not sufficiently dispersed in the carbon nanotube; if the concentration of the basic substance is higher than 5mol/L, the basic substance is difficult to be uniformly dispersed in the carbon nanotube, and the basic substance is likely to agglomerate, failing to provide a molecular-level dispersing effect. The solution ratio of the alkaline substance also affects the binding effect of the alkaline substance and the carbon nanotube. In some embodiments, the concentration of the solution of the basic substance includes, but is not limited to, 0.1mol/L, 1mol/L, 2mol/L, 3mol/L, 4mol/L, 5mol/L, etc., and the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube suspension to the solution of the basic substance includes, but is not limited to, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4, 1:5, etc.
In some embodiments, in the step S30, the step of calcining the mixture includes: calcining the mixture for 15-60 minutes under an inert atmosphere with the temperature of 600-1000 ℃ and the gas flow rate of 0.1-20 mL/min. The calcination temperature fully ensures that alkaline substances react with metal impurities to generate metal oxides, simultaneously converts alkaline metals such as sodium, potassium and the like, hydrogen elements and the like into gaseous state to be volatilized and removed, simultaneously oxidizes amorphous carbon and other impurity components in the carbon nano tube, and the defects in the carbon nano tube can be optimized in a high-temperature environment to improve the quality of the carbon nano tube. If the temperature is too low, the reaction between alkaline substances and metal impurities is not facilitated, and the optimization of defects in the carbon nano tube is also not facilitated; if the temperature is too high, there is a risk of damaging the carbon nanotubes. In addition, the inert atmosphere is favorable for preventing the carbon nano tube from being oxidized under the high-temperature condition, so that the structure of the carbon nano tube is damaged. The reaction effect of the alkaline substance and the impurity components such as the metal catalyst in the carbon nanotube can be influenced by factors such as the length of the calcination time. In addition, if the gas flow rate is too fast, the carbon nanotubes will float in the tube furnace, and waste will be generated; if the gas flow rate is too low, the side reaction products formed by the reaction of the catalyst and the hydroxide cannot be carried away, resulting in a decrease in the purity of the carbon nanotubes. In some embodiments, the calcination temperature may be 600-700 ℃, 700-800 ℃, 800-900 ℃, or 900-1000 ℃; the gas flow rate can be 0.1-1 mL/min, 1-5 mL/min, 5-10 mL/min, 10-15 mL/min, 15-20 mL/min, etc.; the inert atmosphere contains nitrogen, argon, helium, etc.
In some embodiments, in the step S40, the step of mixing the calcined carbon nanotube with the acidic solution includes: dispersing the calcined carbon nano tube in an acid solution, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at the rotating speed of 100-300 r/min. The metal impurity components in the calcined carbon nano tube mainly exist in the form of metal oxides, the metal oxides are high in dissolving efficiency in an acid solution relative to metal simple substances, and the metal oxides can be quickly and efficiently dissolved in the acid solution after being mixed with the acid solution. Stirring for 10-60 minutes at a rotating speed of 100-300 r/min to fully ensure that metal oxides, metal simple substances, amorphous carbon and other impurity components in the carbon nano tube are dissolved and dispersed in the acidic solution. And then the impurity components in the carbon nano tube can be efficiently separated through separation treatment, so that the high-purity carbon nano tube is obtained. In some embodiments, the rotation speed of the mixing process includes, but is not limited to, 100 to 300r/min, further 150 to 250r/min, and further 200 to 250 r/min. The stirring time can be 10-20 minutes, 20-30 minutes, 30-40 minutes, 40-50 minutes, 50-60 minutes and the like.
In some embodiments, the step of separating comprises: and sequentially filtering the mixed products, analyzing the acidic solution in which impurities such as metal oxides are dissolved and the carbon nano tubes, washing the carbon nano tubes until the pH value is neutral, removing residual impurity components in the carbon nano tubes, re-dispersing the carbon nano tubes in a solvent, dispersing for 10-60 minutes in an ultrasonic dispersion mode if necessary, and freeze-drying to keep the carbon nano tubes in a fluffy state without forming serious agglomeration so as to avoid carbon nano tube shrinkage and agglomeration caused by drying modes such as direct heating and the like to obtain the purified carbon nano tubes.
In some embodiments, the acidic solution comprises at least one of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid; these acidic solutions have a good dissolving and dispersing effect on the impurity components such as metal oxides in the carbon nanotubes, and can dissolve the impurity components such as metal oxides in the calcined carbon nanotubes into the solution, thereby removing the impurity components in the carbon nanotubes.
In some embodiments, the concentration of the acidic solution is 0.1-5 mol/L; the mass ratio of the calcined carbon nanotube to the acidic solution is 1: (10-1000). The concentration of the acidic solution and the ratio of the acidic solution to the calcined carbon nanotubes affect the dissolution and removal effects of metal oxides and other impurities in the carbon nanotubes. If the concentration of the acidic solution is too low or the ratio of the acidic solution to the carbon nano tube is too low, the acidic solution is not favorable for sufficiently dissolving and removing impurity components such as metal oxides and the like in the calcined carbon nano tube; if the concentration of the acidic solution is too high, the structure of the carbon nanotube may be damaged, and the electrical and thermal properties of the carbon nanotube may be affected. In some embodiments, the concentration of the acidic solution includes, but is not limited to, 0.1-1 mol/L, 1-2 mol/L, 2-3 mol/L, 3-4 mol/L, 4-5 mol/L, and the like; the mass ratio of the calcined carbon nanotubes to the acidic solution includes, but is not limited to, 1: (10-100), 1: (100-200), 1: (200-300), 1: (300-500), 1: (500-800), 1: (800-1000) and the like.
In a second aspect, the present embodiments provide a carbon nanotube, which is purified by the above method.
According to the carbon nanotube provided by the second aspect of the embodiment of the application, after the purification treatment, the impurity components are few, the purity of the carbon nanotube is high, the purity can reach more than 95%, the structural integrity of the carbon nanotube is high, the carbon nanotube has good thermal performance and electrical performance, the stability is high, and the application prospect of the carbon nanotube is improved.
In some embodiments, the carbon nanotubes of the present embodiments include, but are not limited to, single-walled carbon nanotubes, multi-walled carbon nanotubes, and the like, preferably single-walled carbon nanotubes.
In order to make the above-mentioned implementation details and operations of the present application clearly understood by those skilled in the art and to make the progress of the carbon nanotubes and the preparation method thereof obvious in the embodiments of the present application, the above-mentioned technical solutions are illustrated by a plurality of examples below.
Example 1
A purification process for single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises the steps of:
putting 1g of the single-walled carbon nanotube crude sample with the purity of 50 percent and 200g of deionized water into a sand mill for sand milling, arranging a permanent magnet in a high-speed dispersion cavity, and grinding for 3 hours to obtain a ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension.
Secondly, mixing and stirring the ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension with 300g of 0.5mol/L sodium hydroxide solution at the stirring speed of 100r/min for 10min, and freeze-drying after stirring to obtain a mixture of the single-walled carbon nanotube and the alkaline hydroxide.
Thirdly, under the protection of nitrogen, the gas flow rate of the mixture of 1g of single-walled carbon nanotube and alkaline hydroxide is 0.1mL/min, the mixture is burned at the high temperature of 600 ℃ for 15min, and after the mixture is cooled, the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxidation treatment is obtained.
And fourthly, mixing and stirring 0.5g of the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxidation treatment with 50g of 0.5mol/L hydrochloric acid solution at the stirring speed of 100r/min for 10min, then filtering and washing, washing with deionized water until the pH value of a washing solution is neutral, then washing with ethanol for 2 times, re-dispersing the washed single-walled carbon nanotube in the deionized water, ultrasonically dispersing for 20min, and then freeze-drying to obtain the purified single-walled carbon nanotube.
Example 2
A purification process for single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises the steps of:
putting 1g of the single-walled carbon nanotube crude sample with the purity of 50 percent and 200g of deionized water into a sand mill for sand milling, arranging a permanent magnet in a high-speed dispersion cavity, and grinding for 5 hours to obtain a ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension.
Secondly, mixing and stirring the ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension with 300g of 1mol/L sodium hydroxide solution at the stirring speed of 200r/min for 30min, and freeze-drying after stirring to obtain a mixture of the single-walled carbon nanotube and the alkaline hydroxide.
Thirdly, under the protection of nitrogen, the gas flow rate of the mixture of 1g of single-walled carbon nanotube and alkaline hydroxide is 1mL/min, the mixture is burned at the high temperature of 800 ℃ for 30min, and after the mixture is cooled, the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxidation treatment is obtained.
And fourthly, mixing and stirring 0.5g of the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxidation treatment with 50g of 1mol/L hydrochloric acid solution at the stirring speed of 200r/min for 10min, then filtering and washing, washing with deionized water until the pH value of the washing solution is neutral, then washing with ethanol for 2 times, re-dispersing the washed single-walled carbon nanotube in the deionized water, ultrasonically dispersing for 20min, and then freeze-drying to obtain the purified single-walled carbon nanotube.
Example 3
A purification process for single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises the steps of:
putting 1g of the single-walled carbon nanotube crude sample with the purity of 50 percent and 200g of deionized water into a sand mill for sand milling, arranging a permanent magnet in a high-speed dispersion cavity, and grinding for 6 hours to obtain a ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension.
Secondly, mixing and stirring the ground single-walled carbon nanotube suspension with 300g of 5mol/L sodium hydroxide solution at the stirring speed of 300r/min for 60min, and freeze-drying after stirring to obtain a mixture of the single-walled carbon nanotube and the alkaline hydroxide.
Thirdly, under the protection of nitrogen, the gas flow rate of the mixture of 1g of single-walled carbon nanotube and alkaline hydroxide is 1mL/min, the mixture is burned at the high temperature of 1000 ℃ for 60min, and the single-walled carbon nanotube after oxidation treatment is obtained after the mixture is cooled.
And fourthly, mixing and stirring 0.5g of the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxidation treatment with 50g of 5mol/L hydrochloric acid solution at the stirring speed of 300r/min for 60min, then filtering and washing, washing with deionized water until the pH value of the washing solution is neutral, then washing with ethanol for 2 times, re-dispersing the washed single-walled carbon nanotube in the deionized water, ultrasonically dispersing for 20min, and then freeze-drying to obtain the purified single-walled carbon nanotube.
Comparative example 1
A purification process for single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises the steps of:
1g of single-walled carbon nanotube crude sample with the purity of 50 percent is mixed and stirred with 50g of 0.5mol/L hydrochloric acid solution, the stirring speed is 100r/min, the stirring time is 10min, then filtration and washing are carried out, deionized water is firstly used for washing until the pH value of a washing liquid is neutral, then ethanol is used for 2 times, and then high-temperature drying is carried out, so that the purified single-walled carbon nanotube is obtained.
Comparative example 2
A purification process for single-walled carbon nanotubes comprises the steps of:
under the protection of nitrogen, 1g of single-walled carbon nanotube with the purity of 50 percent is burned at the high temperature of 600 ℃ for 1min at the gas flow rate of 0.1mL/min and oxygen is introduced for 2min, the gas flow rate is 0.05mL/min, the oxygen is stopped, the nitrogen is continuously introduced, the burning time is 15min, and the single-walled carbon nanotube subjected to oxygen oxidation treatment is obtained after the single-walled carbon nanotube is cooled. 0.5g of single-walled carbon nanotube after oxidation treatment, 20g of 0.5mol/L hydrochloric acid solution and 10g of 0.5mol/L hydrogen peroxide solution are mixed and stirred, the stirring speed is 50r/min, the stirring time is 10min, then filtration washing is carried out, deionized water is used for washing until the pH value of the washing liquid is neutral, then ethanol is used for 2 times, and the single-walled carbon nanotube purified by the oxygen oxidation treatment method is obtained after drying.
Further, in order to verify the advancement of the embodiment of the present application, the purity of the single-walled carbon nanotubes purified in examples 1 to 3 and comparative examples 1 to 2 was respectively tested by burning the carbon nanotubes in a thermal weight loss tester at 800 ℃ in an air atmosphere and calculating the purity of the carbon nanotubes by the weight of the burning residue, and the test results are shown in table 1 below:
TABLE 1
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According to the test results, the purity of the single-walled carbon nanotube purified by the method in the embodiment 1-3 can reach more than 95%, the impurities such as the metal catalyst and the amorphous carbon in the coarse sample of the single-walled carbon nanotube can be basically removed, the high-purity single-walled carbon nanotube is obtained, and the application of the single-walled carbon nanotube is facilitated. And the single-wall carbon nano tube crude sample of the comparative example 1 is only subjected to acidification treatment, so that the purity of the obtained single-wall carbon nano tube is only 65%, a large amount of impurities are still contained, and the purification effect is poor. Comparative example 2 the crude sample of the single-walled carbon nanotube is calcined and then acidified, the purity of the obtained single-walled carbon nanotube is only 85%, and the single-walled carbon nanotube product also contains a large amount of impurity components, so that the purity is not high, and the application effect of the subsequent carbon nanotube is influenced.
The above description is only exemplary of the present application and should not be taken as limiting the present application, as any modification, equivalent replacement, or improvement made within the spirit and principle of the present application should be included in the protection scope of the present application.

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1. A method for purifying carbon nanotubes, comprising the steps of:
preparing a carbon nano tube suspension;
mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with an alkaline substance, and drying to obtain a mixture of the carbon nano tube and the alkaline substance;
calcining the mixture in an inert atmosphere to obtain a calcined carbon nanotube;
and mixing the calcined carbon nano tube with an acid solution, and separating to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
2. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 1, wherein the carbon nanotubes are selected from single-walled carbon nanotubes.
3. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the step of preparing the carbon nanotube suspension comprises: and dispersing the carbon nano tube rough sample into an alcohol solution, and grinding for 0.3-6 hours under the condition of containing a magnet to obtain the carbon nano tube suspension.
4. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes, according to claim 3, wherein the water content in the alcohol solution is 10 to 90% by mass, and the alcohol solution comprises at least one of ethanol, ethylene glycol and methanol;
and/or the mass ratio of the carbon nano tube crude sample to the alcoholic solution is 1: (20-200).
5. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 1 or 4, wherein the step of mixing the carbon nanotube suspension with an alkaline substance comprises: mixing the carbon nano tube suspension with the solution of the alkaline substance, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at the rotating speed of 100-300 r/min;
and/or the drying treatment mode is selected from freeze drying.
6. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 5, wherein the basic substance comprises at least one of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide;
and/or the concentration of the solution of the alkaline substance is 0.1-5 mol/L; the mass ratio of the carbon nanotube suspension to the solution of the alkaline substance is 1: (1-5).
7. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 1 or 6, wherein the step of subjecting the mixture to a calcination treatment comprises: calcining the mixture for 15-60 minutes under an inert atmosphere with the temperature of 600-1000 ℃ and the gas flow rate of 0.1-20 mL/min.
8. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 7, wherein the step of mixing the calcined carbon nanotubes with an acidic solution comprises: dispersing the calcined carbon nano tube in an acid solution, and stirring for 10-60 minutes at a rotating speed of 100-300 r/min;
and/or, the step of separating comprises: and sequentially filtering the mixed products, washing until the pH value is neutral, dispersing the carbon nano tube in a solvent, and freeze-drying to obtain the purified carbon nano tube.
9. The method for purifying carbon nanotubes according to claim 8, wherein the acidic solution comprises at least one of hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, and sulfuric acid;
and/or the concentration of the acidic solution is 0.1-5 mol/L; the mass ratio of the calcined carbon nanotube to the acidic solution is 1: (10-1000).
10. A carbon nanotube purified by the method according to any of claims 1 to 9.
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