| abstract |
The present invention relates to the use of a composite material comprising carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and at least one hydrophilic (co) polymer as a thickener for aqueous solutions. The present invention relates more particularly to the use of the abovementioned materials as thickeners in one of the fields selected from: papermaking, oil and also paints, water treatment, detergents, ceramics, cement or hydraulic binders, civil works, Ink and varnish fields, and textile protection fields.n n n Carbon nanotubes, hydrophilic (co) polymers, thickeners |