Patent ID: 7780875
Filing Date: 2010-08-24
Classification: B82Y,C01P,C08J,C08K,C09C,C09D,H01B

Abstract:
1. A process for manufacturing at least one composite material, comprising: forming a sol/gel by covalently bonding at least one carbon nanoparticle with at least one sol/gel forming component; adding an organic polymer material to the sol/gel to form a resulting mixture; converting the resulting mixture into a solid composite material, and adding at least one filler to the resulting mixture, wherein the filler does not react with the components of the sol/gel and the at least one filler comprises polymer encapsulated carbon nanoparticles, wherein the polymer encapsulated carbon nanoparticles are carbon nanoparticles that are encapsulated into a shell of a polymer by one of dispersion, suspension or emulsion polymerization, and wherein the at least one sol/gel forming component comprises at least one of an alkoxide, a metal alkoxide, a metal oxide, a metal acetate, a metal nitrate, or a metal halide.