公开(公告)号：US20170313586A1

公开(公告)日：2017-11-02

申请号：US15525165

申请日：2015-11-12

Applicant: TODA KOGYO CORP.

Inventor： Wataru ODA ,  Kazushige KAWAI ,  Tomohiro HONDA ,  Seiji OKAZAKI ,  Norimichi NAGAI ,  Tetsuro TODA

IPC: C01B32/159 ,  C01B32/162 ,  H01M10/0525 ,  B01J23/745 ,  H01M4/62

CPC classification number: C01B32/159 ,  B01J23/745 ,  C01B32/162 ,  C01B2202/02 ,  C01B2202/30 ,  C01B2202/36 ,  C01P2006/40 ,  H01M4/62 ,  H01M4/625 ,  H01M10/0525

Abstract: The present invention relates to carbon nanotubes that are excellent in dispersibility and a process for producing the carbon nanotubes. The carbon nanotubes according to the present invention each comprise a wall that comprises a parallel portion and a narrowed portion having a tube outer diameter that is not more than 90% of a tube outer diameter of the parallel portion. Thus, the carbon nanotubes are readily dispersible owing to a high abundance ratio of easily-breaking portions.