Chemical functionalization of single-walled carbon nanotubes in-situ a thermal plasma reactor - Fonctionalisation chimique des nanotubes de carbone mono-parois in-situ un réacteur à

单壁碳纳米管（SWNT）是一类新型材料。 它们的中空结构使它们看起来像微小的吸管，长度从几百纳米到几微米不等，直径只有0.8到几纳米。 单壁碳纳米管是最有前途的纳米材料。 单壁碳纳米管具有任何已知材料中最好的机械、电气和热性能。 它们是许多应用的最终材料，从航空、汽车、建筑和家用产品的先进材料到新型电子设备和传感器。 SWNT的潜在经济影响只有在人们学会如何处理和整合材料时才能实现。 这需要开发有效且具有成本效益的程序来化学改性材料。 在这里，我们提出了一种独特的，具有成本效益和有效的方法，将允许单壁碳纳米管直接在同一反应器中进行化学改性，它们是合成的。 这一进步将使西南地区经济的梦想成真。

Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) are a new class of material.  Their hollow structures make them look like tiny straws with lengths ranging from several 100 nanometers to several micrometers and diameters of only 0.8 to few nanometers.   SWNT is the most promising material arising from nanotechnology.  SWNT have the best mechanical, electrical and thermal properties of any known materials.  They are the ultimate material for many applications ranging from advanced materials for aeronautics, automotive, construction and household products to new electronic devices and sensors.  The potential economic impact of SWNT will only be realized if one learns how to process and integrate the material.  This requires development of efficient and cost effective procedures to modify the material chemically.  Here, we propose a unique, cost effective and efficient approach that will allow SWNT to be chemically modified directly in the same reactor where they are synthesized.  This advance will make the dream of a SWNT economy comes true.