SOLID SUPPORT, SYSTEM AND METHODS

Description

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INERT SOLID SUPPORT WITH OPTIONALLY FUNCTIONALIZED CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTs), COMPRISING THE STEPS OF: I) PROVIDING AN INERT SOLID SUPPORT AND AT LEAST ONE CATALYTIC METAL ASSOCIATED WITH, OR ABSORBED IN, OR ADSORBED / DEPOSITED ONTO, SAID SUPPORT, SAID METAL BEING OPTIONALLY SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF IRON, COBALT, NICKEL, MOLYBDENUM, AND COMBINATIONS THEREOF; II) SUPPLYING A SOURCE OF GASEOUS, LIQUID, OR SOLID CARBON TO THE CATALYTIC METAL; III) Through chemical vapor deposition (CVD), depositing at least part of the carbon source onto the catalytic metal as CNT, stably connected to the inert solid support. The present invention further relates to an inert solid support and a separation method.