A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

Xie Xinfeng; Barry Goodell; Qian Yuhui; Geoffrey Daniel; Dajie Zhang; Dennis Nagle; Michael Peterson; Jody Jellison

A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

Xie Xinfeng
, Barry Goodell
, Qian Yuhui
, Geoffrey Daniel
, Dajie Zhang
, Dennis Nagle
, Michael Peterson
, Jody Jellison

Publication: Contribution to journal › Journal article › peer-review

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were produced from plant materials using a cyclic oxidation process after the raw materials were pretreated by oxidative carbonization in air at about 240 degrees C. The cyclic oxidation process was found to be more effective than a continuous heating process in ablating the residual carbon from cellulose. The results also indicated that no CNTs were produced unless a preoxidation process was used, or when the cyclic oxidation temperature increased beyond 600 degrees C. Implications of this work for practical applications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-28
Number of pages	3
Journal	Forest Products Journal
Volume	59
Issue number	1-2
Publication status	Published - 2009

Keywords

Carbon nanotubes
cyclic oxidation
plant materials
CNTs

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A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

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