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Abstract
Description
本発明は、カーボンナノチューブを高純度化にするために用いられるカーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理に関する。 The present invention relates to a cleaning process for carbon nanotubes used for purifying carbon nanotubes.
カーボンナノチューブはナノメートルサイズで円筒状の構造を持った炭素からなる構造体の名称であり、一層からなる単層ナノチューブと入れ子構造の多層ナノチューブが存在する。 The carbon nanotube is a name of a structure made of carbon having a cylindrical structure with a nanometer size, and there are a single-walled nanotube composed of one layer and a multi-walled nanotube having a nested structure.
一般に、これらのカーボンナノチューブ特に単層カーボンナノチューブはアーク放電法、レーザー蒸発法、化学気相成長法などによって作製される。
しかしながら、いずれの方法においても、得られる粗カーボンナノチューブはカーボンナノチューブ以外に、アモルファスカーボン、金属触媒微粒子、グラファイトナノ微粒子などの不純物が含まれてしまう。
Generally, these carbon nanotubes, particularly single-walled carbon nanotubes, are produced by an arc discharge method, a laser evaporation method, a chemical vapor deposition method, or the like.
However, in any of the methods, the obtained crude carbon nanotubes contain impurities such as amorphous carbon, metal catalyst fine particles, and graphite nano particles in addition to the carbon nanotubes.
このため、高純度のカーボンナノチューブを得るための幾つかの方法が提案されているが、これまでの方法は、高温空気中での酸化、酸処理などを組み合わせるものであり（特許文献1-5）、このような処理法ではナノチューブそれ自体も損傷を受けるため、ある程度の初期純度を持った試料を精製操作に用いなければ高純度のカーボンナノチューブは得られなかった。 For this reason, several methods for obtaining high-purity carbon nanotubes have been proposed, but the conventional methods combine oxidation, acid treatment, etc. in high-temperature air (Patent Documents 1-5). ) In such a treatment method, the nanotubes themselves are also damaged. Therefore, high-purity carbon nanotubes cannot be obtained unless a sample having a certain degree of initial purity is used in the purification operation.
したがって、たとえ、純度の低い粗カーボンナノチューブであっても、これを精製対象とすることができ、しかも該カーボンナノチューブに対しては損傷を与えないで比較的簡便に高効率でこれを高純度に精製する方法が強く求められている。 Therefore, even crude carbon nanotubes with low purity can be targeted for purification, and the carbon nanotubes can be made highly efficient with high efficiency relatively easily without damaging the carbon nanotubes. There is a strong need for purification methods.
本発明の目的は、純度の低い粗カーボンナノチューブであっても、これを精製対象とすることができ、しかも該カーボンナノチューブに対しては損傷を与えないで比較的簡便に高効率でこれを高純度に精製することができる、粗カーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理剤およびこの洗浄処理剤を用いて粗カーボンナノチューブを簡便に精製する方法を提供することにある。 The object of the present invention is to make crude carbon nanotubes of low purity, which can be purified, and relatively easily and efficiently without damaging the carbon nanotubes. An object of the present invention is to provide a cleaning agent for crude carbon nanotubes that can be purified to a high purity, and a method for simply purifying crude carbon nanotubes using this cleaning agent.
本発明者等は上記課題を解決するために鋭意検討した結果、意外にもアルカリ性アルコール溶液が上記課題に対して極めて有効であることを知見し本発明に到達するに至った。
すなわち、この出願によれば、以下の発明が提供される。
〈１〉アルカリ性アルコール溶液を必須成分とすることを特徴とするカーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理剤。
〈２〉アルカリ性アルコール溶液のアルカリ成分が水酸化ナトリウムまたは水酸化カリウムであり、アルコール成分が炭素数１〜４の脂肪族アルコールであることを特徴とする〈１〉に記載のカーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理剤。
〈３〉粗カーボンナノチューブを〈１〉又は〈２〉に記載の洗浄処理剤で洗浄処理し、それに含まれる不純物を除去することを特徴とする粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法。
〈４〉洗浄処理剤での洗浄処理後、さらに有機溶媒による洗浄処理を繰り返すことを特徴とする〈３〉に記載の粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法。
〈５〉有機溶媒がアルコール系溶媒、含窒素複素環系溶媒又は含窒素脂肪族アミド系溶媒であることを特徴とする〈４〉に記載の粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法。
〈６〉洗浄処理を超音波の雰囲気下で行うことを特徴とする〈３〉〜〈５〉の何れかに記載の粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法。
〈７〉粗カーボンナノチューブがアーク放電法により作成されたものであることを特徴とする〈３〉〜〈６〉の何れかに記載の粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法。
As a result of intensive studies to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present inventors have unexpectedly found that an alkaline alcohol solution is extremely effective for the above-mentioned problems, and have reached the present invention.
That is, according to this application, the following invention is provided.
<1> A cleaning agent for carbon nanotubes, comprising an alkaline alcohol solution as an essential component.
<2> The cleaning process for carbon nanotubes according to <1>, wherein the alkaline component of the alkaline alcohol solution is sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, and the alcohol component is an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms. Agent.
<3> A method for purifying a crude carbon nanotube, comprising washing the crude carbon nanotube with the cleaning agent according to <1> or <2> to remove impurities contained therein.
<4> The method for purifying crude carbon nanotubes according to <3>, wherein the cleaning treatment with an organic solvent is further repeated after the cleaning treatment with the cleaning treatment agent.
<5> The method for purifying crude carbon nanotubes according to <4>, wherein the organic solvent is an alcohol solvent, a nitrogen-containing heterocyclic solvent, or a nitrogen-containing aliphatic amide solvent.
<6> The method for purifying crude carbon nanotubes according to any one of <3> to <5>, wherein the cleaning treatment is performed in an ultrasonic atmosphere.
<7> The method for purifying a crude carbon nanotube according to any one of <3> to <6>, wherein the crude carbon nanotube is prepared by an arc discharge method.
本発明のカーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理剤は、純度の低い粗カーボンナノチューブであっても、これを精製対象とすることができ、しかも該カーボンナノチューブに対しては損傷を与えないで比較的簡便に高効率でこれを高純度に精製することができる。
また、本発明のカーボンナノチューブの精製方法によれば、初期純度の低い粗カーボンナノチューブから、高純度のカーボンナノチューブを、温和な条件下で、効率よく精製することができる。
Even if the carbon nanotube cleaning agent of the present invention is a crude carbon nanotube having a low purity, it can be used as a purification target, and the carbon nanotube is not easily damaged and is relatively easily increased. This can be purified to high purity with efficiency.
Moreover, according to the carbon nanotube purification method of the present invention, high-purity carbon nanotubes can be efficiently purified from crude carbon nanotubes with low initial purity under mild conditions.
カーボンナノチューブの洗浄処理剤はアルカリ性アルコール溶液を必須成分とすることを特徴とする。
アルカリ性アルコール溶液とは、水酸化アルカリをアルコールに溶解させた溶液を意味する。
本発明者の検討によれば、このアルカリ性アルコール溶液は、アモルファスカーボンなどの表面を改質し有機溶媒に対する分散性を向上させる機能を有することから、カーボンナノチューブ以外の炭素不純物を効果的に分離することができることが判明した。
The cleaning agent for carbon nanotubes is characterized by containing an alkaline alcohol solution as an essential component.
The alkaline alcohol solution means a solution in which alkali hydroxide is dissolved in alcohol.
According to the study of the present inventors, this alkaline alcohol solution has a function of modifying the surface of amorphous carbon or the like and improving the dispersibility in an organic solvent, and thus effectively separates carbon impurities other than carbon nanotubes. It turns out that you can.
アルカリ成分としては、水酸化ナトリウム又は水酸化カリウムが用いられ、アルコール成分として、炭素数１〜４の脂肪族アルコールが用いられる。具体的には、メタノール、エタノール、プロパノール、ブタノールなどを例示される。 Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide is used as the alkali component, and an aliphatic alcohol having 1 to 4 carbon atoms is used as the alcohol component. Specifically, methanol, ethanol, propanol, butanol and the like are exemplified.
アルカリ成分とアルコール成分の使用割合に特に制限はないが、アルカリ性アルコール溶液中のアルカリ成分の濃度を1μM程度好ましくは、0.1M程度とするのがよい。 There are no particular restrictions on the ratio of the alkali component and alcohol component used, but the concentration of the alkali component in the alkaline alcohol solution is preferably about 1 μM, preferably about 0.1 M.
本発明の粗カーボンナノチューブの精製方法は、粗カーボンナノチューブを上記洗浄処理剤で洗浄処理し、それに含まれる不純物を除去することを特徴としている。 The method for purifying crude carbon nanotubes of the present invention is characterized in that the crude carbon nanotubes are washed with the above-mentioned washing treatment agent to remove impurities contained therein.
精製の対象となる粗カーボンナノチューブは、特に制限されず、アーク放電法、レーザー蒸発法、化学気相成長法などのいずれの方法によるものであってもよい。本発明で好ましく使用される粗カーボンナノチューブは、アモルファスカーボンの含有率およびカーボンナノチューブ壁の結晶性の観点からみて、アーク放電法により作製されたものである。
いずれの方法においても、得られる粗カーボンナノチューブには、アモルファスカーボン、金属触媒微粒子、グラファイトナノ微粒子などの不純物が含まれる。
The crude carbon nanotubes to be purified are not particularly limited, and may be any method such as an arc discharge method, a laser evaporation method, or a chemical vapor deposition method. The crude carbon nanotube preferably used in the present invention is produced by an arc discharge method from the viewpoint of the content of amorphous carbon and the crystallinity of the carbon nanotube wall.
In any method, the obtained crude carbon nanotube contains impurities such as amorphous carbon, metal catalyst fine particles, and graphite nano fine particles.
これらの不純物を含む粗カーボンナノチューブを、上記アルコール性アルカリ水溶液で処理すると、アモルファスカーボン、金属触媒微粒子、グラファイトナノ微粒子などの不純物はアルコール溶液に分散溶解するが、（精製）カーボンナノチューブはこれらの溶液に溶解しなくなる。このため、洗浄処理後の分散液をたとえばろ過工程などの分離操作に付せば、ろ過物としてカーボンナノチューブが、ろ液として、アモルファスカーボン、金属触媒微粒子、グラファイトナノ微粒子などの不純物を含むアルコール溶液が得られる。
したがって、このろ過物を塩酸などで精製処理し、ついで乾燥することにより精製された高純度のカーボンナノチューブを得ることができる。
When crude carbon nanotubes containing these impurities are treated with the above-mentioned alcoholic alkaline aqueous solution, impurities such as amorphous carbon, metal catalyst fine particles, and graphite nanoparticles are dispersed and dissolved in the alcohol solution, but (purified) carbon nanotubes are dissolved in these solutions. It will not dissolve in. For this reason, if the dispersion after the washing treatment is subjected to a separation operation such as a filtration step, an alcohol solution containing carbon nanotubes as a filtrate and impurities such as amorphous carbon, metal catalyst fine particles, and graphite nanoparticles as a filtrate. Is obtained.
Therefore, purified carbon nanotubes can be obtained by purifying the filtrate with hydrochloric acid or the like and then drying it.
また、本発明の精製方法においては、得られるカーボンナノチューブの純度を向上するために、上記洗浄処理剤での洗浄処理と精製処理とを所望の回数繰り返すことが好ましい。
また、上記洗浄処理剤での洗浄処理を、コストやカーボンナンチューブの損耗度を考慮し、必要最小限度とし、その代替手段として極性有機溶媒による洗浄処理工程を組み合わせることもできる。
たとえば、粗カーボンナノチューブの精製処理法として、一回目はアルコール性アルカリ水溶液での洗浄処理を行い、２回目以降は極性有機溶媒で処理する方法が採られる。
In the purification method of the present invention, in order to improve the purity of the obtained carbon nanotube, it is preferable to repeat the washing treatment and the purification treatment with the washing treatment agent a desired number of times.
In addition, the cleaning treatment with the above-described cleaning treatment agent is set to the minimum necessary in consideration of the cost and the degree of wear of the carbon nan tube, and a cleaning processing step using a polar organic solvent can be combined as an alternative.
For example, as a method for purifying the crude carbon nanotube, a method in which the first treatment is performed with an alcoholic alkaline aqueous solution and the second treatment and thereafter is treated with a polar organic solvent.
具体的には、粗カーボンナノチューブをアルコール性アルカリ水溶液で洗浄処理した後の分散液を濾別し、そのろ過物（固体）を極性有機溶媒で洗浄し、得られる分散液を再度濾別し、そのろ過物（固体）を極性有機溶媒で洗浄する工程を所望回数繰り返し実施する方法などが挙げられる。 Specifically, the dispersion after washing the crude carbon nanotubes with an alcoholic alkaline aqueous solution is filtered, the filtrate (solid) is washed with a polar organic solvent, and the resulting dispersion is again filtered. Examples include a method of repeatedly performing the step of washing the filtrate (solid) with a polar organic solvent a desired number of times.
極性有機溶媒としては、メタノール、エタノール、プロパノール、ブタノールなどのアルコール系溶媒、ピリジンなどの含窒素複素環系溶媒又はN,N-ジメチルホルムアミドなどの含窒素脂肪族アミド系溶媒が挙げられる。 Examples of the polar organic solvent include alcohol solvents such as methanol, ethanol, propanol, and butanol, nitrogen-containing heterocyclic solvents such as pyridine, and nitrogen-containing aliphatic amide solvents such as N, N-dimethylformamide.
また、本発明においては、上記洗浄処理を超音波の雰囲気下で行うことが好ましい。これは、ナノチューブの表面に付着した不純物炭素を効率良く分散し、またこれら不純物炭素の粒子径を小さくできること等による。
この超音波処理には、たとえば市販の超音波洗浄機を利用すればよい。
本発明においては、更に純度を向上させるために、過酸化水素や硝酸中での加熱還流、空気中酸化よる精製を行っても良い。
In the present invention, it is preferable to perform the cleaning treatment in an ultrasonic atmosphere. This is because the impurity carbon adhering to the surface of the nanotubes can be efficiently dispersed, and the particle diameter of these impurity carbons can be reduced.
For this ultrasonic treatment, for example, a commercially available ultrasonic cleaner may be used.
In the present invention, in order to further improve the purity, purification by heating and refluxing in hydrogen peroxide or nitric acid or oxidation in air may be performed.
本発明を以下の実施例により更に詳細に説明する。 The invention is illustrated in more detail by the following examples.
実施例１
［粗単層カーボンナノチューブの精製］
粗単層カーボンナノチューブ（APJ-A、名城ナノカーボン製）100mgを、空気中、350℃で30分加熱した。残留物を水酸化ナトリウムのメタノール溶液（0.2g/100ml）に分散し、撹拌後１時間静置した。吸引濾過により沈殿を濾別し、100mlのアルコールに５分間超音波分散させた。テフロンメンブラン（オムニポアメンブレン、ポア径1μm、直径47mm、ミリポア製）を用いて限外濾過をおこなった。
この沈殿を回収し100mlのアルコールに５分間超音波分散させて、テフロンメンブラン（オムニポアメンブレン、ポア径1μm、直径47mm、ミリポア製）を用いて限外濾過をおこなった。この操作を濾液が透明になるまでおこなった。
沈殿を回収し100mlのエタノールに５分間超音波分散させたる。テフロンメンブラン（オムニポアメンブレン、ポア径10μm、直径47mm、ミリポア製）を用いて限外濾過をおこなった。この操作を濾液が透明になるまで繰り返し行った。
その後、固形物を濾別し、蒸留水50mlに超音波分散し、濃塩酸50mlを加えて撹拌後、1日程度静置して触媒金属を溶解させた。
本精製操作により7.2mgの試料を得た。
Example 1
[Purification of crude single-walled carbon nanotubes]
100 mg of crude single-walled carbon nanotubes (APJ-A, manufactured by Meijo Nanocarbon) were heated in air at 350 ° C. for 30 minutes. The residue was dispersed in a methanolic solution of sodium hydroxide (0.2 g / 100 ml) and allowed to stand for 1 hour after stirring. The precipitate was separated by suction filtration and ultrasonically dispersed in 100 ml of alcohol for 5 minutes. Ultrafiltration was performed using a Teflon membrane (Omnipore membrane, pore diameter 1 μm, diameter 47 mm, manufactured by Millipore).
This precipitate was collected, ultrasonically dispersed in 100 ml of alcohol for 5 minutes, and ultrafiltered using a Teflon membrane (Omnipore membrane, pore diameter 1 μm, diameter 47 mm, manufactured by Millipore). This operation was performed until the filtrate became transparent.
The precipitate is recovered and ultrasonically dispersed in 100 ml of ethanol for 5 minutes. Ultrafiltration was performed using a Teflon membrane (Omnipore membrane, pore diameter 10 μm, diameter 47 mm, manufactured by Millipore). This operation was repeated until the filtrate became transparent.
Thereafter, the solid was separated by filtration, ultrasonically dispersed in 50 ml of distilled water, 50 ml of concentrated hydrochloric acid was added and stirred, and then allowed to stand for about 1 day to dissolve the catalyst metal.
By this purification operation, a 7.2 mg sample was obtained.
［得られた単層カーボンナノチューブのＴＥＭ画像による分析］
上記で得た精製試料について透過型電子顕微鏡（TEM、JEM-1010、日本電子製）による形態観察を行った。比較のため、未精製単層カーボンナノチューブについても形態観察を行った。それらのＴＥＭ画像を図１および２に示す。
図２に示すように、未精製試料では金属微粒子、アモルファスカーボンが非常に多いことが分かる。それに対して精製後の試料（図１）では、大部分の触媒金属微粒子、アモルファスカーボンが除去され、単層カーボンナノチューブの割合が大きくなっていることが分かる。
[Analysis of the obtained single-walled carbon nanotubes by TEM image]
The purified sample obtained above was observed for morphology by a transmission electron microscope (TEM, JEM-1010, manufactured by JEOL). For comparison, the morphology of unpurified single-walled carbon nanotubes was also observed. Their TEM images are shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, it can be seen that the unpurified sample contains a large amount of metal fine particles and amorphous carbon. On the other hand, in the sample after purification (FIG. 1), it can be seen that most of the catalyst metal fine particles and amorphous carbon are removed, and the ratio of single-walled carbon nanotubes is increased.
［得られた単層カーボンナノチューブの熱重量分析（TGA）による分析］
得られた精製試料について熱重量分析（TGA）による試料組成分析を行った。この方法では空気中で試料を加熱し、そのときの重量変化を調べるものである。未精製試料、精製試料それぞれの重量の温度プロファイルを図３に示す。
図３の点線で示される未精製単層カーボンナノチューブ試料では、温度約300℃から350℃にかけて急激な重量減少が観察され、この重量減少分をアモルファスカーボンの燃焼に起因させることができる。約420℃から550℃にかけての重量減少がカーボンナノチューブの燃焼に対応する。それ以上の温度においても残留した重量は、金属触媒微粒子に対応する。未精製の試料におけるカーボンナノチューブの割合は約37重量%と見積もられる。本精製法によって得られた試料についても熱重量分析（図３実線）を行うと、カーボンナノチューブの燃焼に対応する重量減少は約480℃から約670℃の範囲で起こっていることが分かる。本精製法によって得られた試料中のカーボンナノチューブの割合は約78重量%と見積もられる。評価結果を表１に示す。
[Analysis of the obtained single-walled carbon nanotubes by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA)]
The purified sample thus obtained was subjected to sample composition analysis by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). In this method, a sample is heated in air, and the weight change at that time is examined. The temperature profiles of the weights of the unpurified sample and the purified sample are shown in FIG.
In the unpurified single-walled carbon nanotube sample shown by the dotted line in FIG. 3, a rapid weight loss is observed from about 300 ° C. to 350 ° C., and this weight reduction can be attributed to the combustion of amorphous carbon. Weight loss from about 420 ° C. to 550 ° C. corresponds to the combustion of carbon nanotubes. The remaining weight at higher temperatures corresponds to the metal catalyst fine particles. The proportion of carbon nanotubes in the unpurified sample is estimated to be about 37% by weight. When the thermogravimetric analysis (solid line in FIG. 3) is also performed on the sample obtained by this purification method, it can be seen that the weight loss corresponding to the combustion of the carbon nanotube occurs in the range of about 480 ° C. to about 670 ° C. The proportion of carbon nanotubes in the sample obtained by this purification method is estimated to be about 78% by weight. The evaluation results are shown in Table 1.
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