Scalable preparation of carbon nanotubes by thermal decomposition of phenol with high carbon utilizing rate |
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| Authors: | Leshu Yu Yingying Lv Zhe Chen |
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| Affiliation: | a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shangrao Normal University, 334000, Jiangxi, Chinab School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, 210093, Nanjing, Chinac Department of Mechanical Engineering, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang 330099, China |
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| Abstract: | Practical application of carbon nanotube would have to be determined by a matter of its economical and large-scale preparation. In this study, phenol was used as carbon resource to fabricate carbon nanotubes with large scale in home-made chemical vapor deposition setup. The as-prepared carbon nanotubes are of multi-walls with bamboo compartments, and of having a limited distribution in diameter of 10-15 nm and length of several decades μm. In particular, in this preparation the carbon transformation rate from the carbon content in used phenol to carbon nanotubes is 75%, much higher than the previous reports. Hence this work would be of significance for the industrial preparation of carbon nanotubes even their practical applications. |
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| Keywords: | Carbon nanotubes Chemical vapor deposition Nanomaterials Crystal structure |
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