Preface (Introduction)
Physical methods
Ultrasonication
Hydro(solvo)thermal reactions
Plasma and irradiation techniques
Microwave treatment
Functionalization of CNTs through chemical methods
Inorganic compounds
Other carbon allotropes and their derivatives
Compounds in elemental form
CO2 and SiO2
Inorganic acids and their mixtures
Inorganic salts
Inorganic peroxides
Organic acids and salts Grignard Reagents
Functionalization with Compounds Containing Alkyl and Aromatic Moieties
Functionalization with Aliphatic and Aromatic Amine-(amido)-Containing Moieties
Functionalization with Sulfur-Containing Moieties
Functionalization with Macrocycles
Other organic and coordination compounds
Polymer-assisted dispersion of CNTs
Natural products
Sugars and biomolecules
Special comparative studies and techniques for understanding CNT dispersion
Dispersion of CNTs in solvents
Comparison of surfactant abilities
Combinations of surfactants
UV- and visible-light influence
Selected studies on carboxylated and amine-functionalized CNTs
Purification of Soluble CNTs
Special Studies of the Reactivity of Soluble CNTs toward Active Oxygen Sources
Other particular studies
Comparison of dispersion of SWCNTs and MWCNTs
Main Applications of Soluble CNTs
Conclusions and further outlook
About the Author: Dr. Oxana V. Kharissova (born in 1969 in Ukraine, former USSR, has lived in Mexico from 1995, and naturalized in Mexico in 2004) is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL). Degrees: M.Sc. in 1994, in crystallography from Moscow State University, Russia, and a Ph.D. in Materials from the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico. Memberships: National Researchers System (SNI, Level II), Materials Research Society, Mexican Academy of Science. She is the co-author of five books, 12 book chapters, 80 articles, and holds eight patents. Specialties: Materials, nanotechnology (carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanostructurized metals, fullerenes), microwave irradiation and crystallography; nanotechnology-based methods for petroleum treatment. Dr. Kharissova holds the awards "Flama, Vida y Mujer 2017" and "Tecnos" (2004). She is an expert of the National Council for Science & Technology of Mexico (Conacyt). Dr. Kharissova has three children.
Dr. Boris I. Kharisov (born in 1964, in Russia, has lived in Mexico from 1994, and naturalized in Mexico in 2003) is currently a Professor and Researcher at the Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León (UANL). He took part in the liquidation of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident, working in the contaminated zone in 1987. Degrees: An MS in 1986, in radiochemistry and a PhD in inorganic chemistry in 1993, from the Moscow State University, Russia; Dr. Hab. in physical chemistry in 2006 from Rostov State University, Russia. Memberships: Mexican Academy of Science, National Researchers System (SNI, Level II), Materials Research Society. He is the co-author of nine books, 161 articles, 10 book chapters, and holds four patents. Co-editor: Three invited special issues of international journals. He is the member of the Editorial board of three journals. Specialties: Materials chemistry, coordination and inorganic chemistry, phthalocyanines, ultrasound, nanotechnology, chemical treatment of petroleum, environmental remediation. Dr. Kharisov has three children. His biography was published in: "Who is Who in the World", "Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century", and so on.
