Controlled functionalization of carbon based nanomaterials

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This patent discloses a controllable and efficient method for adding (functionalizing) specific chemical groups onto the surfaces of carbon-based nanomaterials (such as graphene, nanotubes, fullerenes, etc.). The process uses mild conditions and readily available reagents to attach reactive groups, which can further be used to add a wide variety of functional molecules. The method produces homogeneous products without damaging the underlying carbon nanostructures, and the resulting materials can be further tailored for specific applications by additional functionalization steps.

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• Fabrication of advanced materials with customizable surfaces for use in electronics, composites, and sensors
• Development of drug delivery platforms by attaching biocompatible or targeting molecules to carbon nanomaterials
• Creation of water purification or filtration membranes with specialized (e.g., antifouling, catalytic) surfaces
• Design of biosensors and diagnostic devices with immobilized biological molecules (e.g., DNA, proteins)
• Development of improved battery or supercapacitor electrodes with tailored surface chemistries
• Preparation of carbon nanomaterial-based catalysts with specific active sites for industrial or environmental processes

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• Offers a simple, scalable process for functionalizing carbon nanomaterials at low or room temperature, preserving their properties
• Provides high flexibility—enables single or multiple (bi- or homofunctional) modifications with a variety of chemical groups
• Uses inexpensive, commercially available reagents and does not require harsh reaction conditions
• Yields more homogeneous, better-defined products than previous approaches, minimizing undesired by-products
• Enables post-functionalization, so surfaces can be tailored further after the initial attachment, broadening application versatility
• Applicable to a wide range of carbon nanomaterials (graphene, nanotubes, fullerenes, etc.)

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Patent Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for functionalizing carbon based nanomaterials (CBN) such as graphene, graphite, carbon nanotubes, fullerenes, etc., as well as to a compound usable in said method and respective post-functionalized carbon based nanomaterials.