US 11,814,291 B2
Nanomaterials, nanocomposite materials, and methods thereof
Uttandaraman Sundararaj, Calgary (CA); and Mohammad Asgari, Toronto (CA)
Assigned to UTI Limited Partnership, Calgary (CA)
Appl. No. 17/415,987
Filed by UTI LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Calgary (CA)
PCT Filed Dec. 18, 2019, PCT No. PCT/CA2019/051840
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 18, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/124226, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 25, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/783,825, filed on Dec. 21, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0073353 A1, Mar. 10, 2022
Int. Cl. C01B 32/168 (2017.01); C08K 3/04 (2006.01); C01B 32/162 (2017.01); B01J 31/22 (2006.01); B01J 37/08 (2006.01); B01J 37/16 (2006.01); C01B 33/40 (2006.01); C08K 9/02 (2006.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01)
CPC C01B 32/168 (2017.08) [B01J 31/2239 (2013.01); B01J 37/08 (2013.01); B01J 37/16 (2013.01); C01B 32/162 (2017.08); C01B 33/40 (2013.01); C08K 3/041 (2017.05); C08K 9/02 (2013.01); B01J 2531/842 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); C01B 2202/22 (2013.01); C01P 2002/08 (2013.01); C01P 2002/82 (2013.01); C08K 2201/011 (2013.01)] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A nanomaterial, comprising:
a nanoclay,
the nanoclay having a layered structure; and
carbon nanotubes,
the carbon nanotubes being intercalated between layers of the layered structure of the nanoclay, and wherein:
(a) the carbon nanotubes comprise an ID/IG Raman intensity ratio or AD/AG Raman area ratio that is less than 2; or less than 1.5; or less than 1;
(b) the carbon nanotubes comprise approximately 75% to approximately 90% sp2 carbon bonding; or approximately 80% to approximately 90% sp2 carbon bonding; or approximately 85% to approximately 90% sp2 carbon bonding;
(c) the carbon nanotubes comprise an IG′/IG Raman intensity ratio that is about 0.2 to about 1;
(d) the carbon nanotubes have a high aspect ratio of about 300 to about 1000; or
(e) the nanomaterial has a powder conductivity of about 10-8 S/cm to about 100 S/cm.