Manufacturing methods for nanomaterial dispersions and products thereof

A method for preparing a composition of matter comprising

• providing a nanomaterial,
• providing a solvent composition comprising one or more of a substance selected from the group consisting of organic solvents, inorganic solvents, aqueous solvents, monomers, polymers, solutions, oxygen comprising compositions, chalcogenides comprising compositions, boron comprising compositions, phosphorus comprising compositions, halogen comprising compositions, nitrogen comprising compositions, metal comprising compositions, carbon comprising compositions, molten metals and alloys and molten salts,
• dispersing the nanomaterial in the solvent composition thereby forming a dispersion, and
• wherein the solvent composition is selected such that the Hansen interface match index between the nanomaterial and the solvent composition is less than 20.

A method for preparing a composition of matter comprising

• providing a nanomaterial,
• providing a solvent composition comprising one or more of a substance selected from the group consisting of water, methanol, ethanol, iso-propyl alcohol, octane, dodecane, heptane, hexane, acetone, gasoline, DOWANOL® solvents, glycols, glycerol, phenol, acetates, polyurethanes, acrylates, epoxies, aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, ethers, acids, amines, quarternary compounds, alkalis, terpenols, liquids with boiling point greater than 400 K, UV curable liquids, plasma curable liquids, heat curable liquids, ionic liquids, molten polymers, molten metals, monomers, oils, silicones, ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, ethanolamine, formic acid, acetonitrile, 1-propyl alcohol, acetic acid, 2-ethoxy ethanol, anhydrous isopropanol, DMSO, 1-butyl alcohol, tetrahydro furfuryl alcohol, n,n-dimethyl acetamide, diacetone alcohol, 2-methyl butanol, n-pentanol, acetone, 2-(2-butoxy ethoxy) ethanol, UCAR® Filmer IBT, cellosolve acetate, methotate, isophorone, methylethyl ketone, tetra hydrofuran, aniline, pyridine, methyl n-propyl ketone, UCAR® Ester EEP, UCAR® n-propyl propionate, primary amyl acetate, methyl isobutyl ketone, isobutyl acetate, UCAR® n-butyl propionate, n-butyl acetate, methyl isoamyl ketone, diisobutyl ketone, chloroform, 1,4 dioxane, trichloroethane, hydrochlorocarbons, hydrofluorocarbons, xylene, toluene, benzene, cyclohexane, hexane, carbon disulfide, carbon tetrachloride, methylene chloride, dimethylene chloride, n-butyl glycolate, glycolic acid, methyl glycolate, ethyl lactate, ethyl glycolate, ethylenediamine, butyrolactone, n-octanol, iso-octanol, gasoline, diesel, kerosene, jet fuel, m-cresol, phenol, biofluids, plant sap, alphahydroxy compounds, sea water, mineral oils, milk, fruit juices, plant-derived oils, and seed-derived oils or extracts,
• dispersing the nanomaterial in the solvent composition thereby forming a dispersion, and
• wherein the solvent composition is selected such that the Hansen interface match index between the nanomaterial and the solvent composition is less than 50.