Abstract: Method for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes by thermal decomposition of at least one gaseous hydrocarbon (14) in the presence of a solid catalyst in a reactor (4) into which the catalyst is introduced via an inlet lock chamber (17) flushed by an inert gas (21, 22, 25, 26) and from which the carbon nanotubes are withdrawn via an outlet lock chamber (37) which is flushed with a flow of inert gas (39, 40).

Abstract: The invention relates to an amphiphilic block copolymer, to the preparation thereof, and to the use thereof in the form of a self-stabilizing latex. The copolymer has the formula R5O—[—CH2CH2—O—]n—C(?O)—CR3R4—[CH2CR6R7]m—S—C(?S)—S—R1 where: R1 is a straight or branched alkyl group, an alkenyl group having one or more —C?C— bonds, or an alkynyl group having one or more —C?C— bonds, said groups including 8 to 18 carbon atoms; 20?n?100; R3 and R4 each are independently H, an alkyl group with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, or a nitrile group, at least one of R3 and R4 being different than H; R6 is a phenyl group or an alkoxycarbonyl group in which the alkoxy group includes 1 to 8 carbon atoms; R7 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl radical; and 20?m?1000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to quality control methods using inorganic binding peptides, wherein inorganic entities are identified using inorganic-binding peptides specifically binding to the inorganic entity of interest. In particular, the invention includes a method for the identification of defects or inhomogeneities on a surface by detecting an inorganic entity of interest. It further includes a method for the isolation of powder particles comprising an inorganic entity of interest from a mixture of powder particles. In addition, the present invention relates to inorganic-binding peptides comprising the amino acid sequence MTWDPSLASPRS (SEQ ID NO: 31) and the amino acid sequence LNAAVPFTMAGS (SEQ ID NO: 32), respectively.

Abstract: Method for the manufacture of carbon nanotubes by thermal decomposition of at least one gaseous hydrocarbon (14) in the presence of a solid catalyst in a reactor (4) into which the catalyst is introduced via an inlet lock chamber (17) flushed by an inert gas (21, 22, 25, 26) and from which the carbon nanotubes are withdrawn via an outlet lock chamber (37) which is flushed with a flow of inert gas (39, 40).