Production of High Purity Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Catalytic Decomposition of Methane

Kong Bee Hong, Aidawati Azlin Binti Ismail, Mohamed Ezzaham Bin Mohd Mahayuddin, Abdul Rahman Mohamed, Sharif Hussein Sharif Zein

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Résumé

Acid-based purification process of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) produced via catalytic decomposition of methane with NiO/TiO2 as a catalyst is described. By combining the oxidation in air and the acid refluxes, the impurities, such as amorphous carbon, carbon nanoparticles, and the NiO/TiO2 catalyst, are eliminated. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images confirm the removal of the impurities. The percentage of the carbon nanotubes purity was analyzed using thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). Using this process, 99.9 wt% purity of MWNTs was obtained.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)266-270
Nombre de pages5
JournalJournal of Natural Gas Chemistry
Volume15
Numéro de publication4
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - déc. 2006
Publié à l'externeOui

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the financial support provided by Short Term Grant USM (Proiect: ~" A/C No: 6035146) and Academy of Sciences Malaysia under Scientific Advancement Grant Allocation (SAGA) (Project: A/C No. 6053001).

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

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