Amino-functionalized of multiwalled carbon nanotubes for binding to polymers

Herein, the preparation of amino-functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by a two step reaction is described. First step is a one pot reaction for attaching the cyanide groups on the surfaces of MWCNTs and in second step, cyanide groups are reduced to -CH
₂
NH
₂
in the presence of LiAlH
₄
. The functionalized MWCNTs are characterized in detail using Raman, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.