The invention discloses a high-efficiency purification method of a single-walled
carbon nanotube, which belongs to the technical field of nano material preparation and treatment, and comprises the following steps: pre-oxidizing an original single-walled
carbon nanotube in an acidic
potassium permanganate solution, and carrying out
microwave liquid-phase selective heating treatment to promote a carbon shell wrapping a
metal catalyst to break, so as to obtain the high-efficiency purification method of the single-walled
carbon nanotube. Then, the exposed
metal core is effectively dissolved through mixed acid
pickling, and finally, the high-purity single-walled carbon
nanotube is obtained through washing and
drying. According to the method, through the synergistic effect of pre-oxidation and
microwave heating, carbon-coated iron and other stubborn impurities are efficiently and deeply removed, meanwhile, the
structural integrity of the carbon tubes is protected to the maximum extent, the problems that impurities are difficult to remove and the carbon tubes are prone to being damaged in a traditional acid
pickling method are solved, and the method is suitable for industrial production. And the defects of harsh conditions and poor
controllability of a high-temperature oxidation method are overcome, so that the final product has high purity, low structural defects and good
dispersity, and the application requirements of the fields of high-end
electronics, composite materials,
energy storage and the like on high-performance carbon
nanotube materials are met.