Patent ID: 7569637

Claim:
Process for the preparation of a carbon nanotube reinforced polymer, comprising the steps of: A) contacting single wall carbon nanotubes in an aqueous medium with a water-soluble component, comprising either a water-soluble first polymer or a water-soluble surfactant; B) mixing the resulting product from step A) with either an aqueous latex of a second polymer, or with (a) water-soluble precursor(s) of a second polymer; C) removing water from the mixture obtained from step B); D) compression molding the product from step C) under pressure and temperature sufficient to cause the second polymer to flow or to form the second polymer from out of its precursor(s) and thereby form a carbon nanotube reinforced polymer exhibiting a resistivity of less than 10 6 Ω/cm at a carbon nanotube content of 1.5 wt. % and less; and E) processing and/or solidifying the carbon nanotube reinforced polymer of step D) into a desired form.