Carbon nanotube catalysts: recent advances in synthesis, characterization and applications

Y Yan, J Miao, Z Yang, FX **ao, HB Yang… - Chemical Society …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes are promising materials for various applications. In recent years,
progress in manufacturing and functionalizing carbon nanotubes has been made to achieve …

An overview on methods for the production of carbon nanotubes

NM Mubarak, EC Abdullah, NS Jayakumar… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are one of the most exciting discoveries in nanoscale sciences. A
brief survey of experimental work directed towards the synthesis of CNTs has been …

Pyrolysis-catalysis of different waste plastics over Fe/Al2O3 catalyst: High-value hydrogen, liquid fuels, carbon nanotubes and possible reaction mechanisms

N Cai, X Li, S **a, L Sun, J Hu, P Bartocci… - Energy Conversion and …, 2021 - Elsevier
To understand the correlation between plastic structure and products, and the possible
reaction mechanisms, the pyrolysis–catalysis of different types of waste plastics was …

Methods for carbon nanotubes synthesis

J Prasek, J Drbohlavova, J Chomoucka… - Journal of Materials …, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been under scientific investigation for more than fifteen
years because of their unique properties that predestine them for many potential …

Recent advances in carbon-based materials for high-performance perovskite solar cells: gaps, challenges and fulfillment

S Pandey, M Karakoti, D Bhardwaj, G Tatrari… - Nanoscale …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Presently, carbon-based nanomaterials have shown tremendous potential for energy
conversion applications. Especially, carbon-based materials have emerged as excellent …

Can we optimize arc discharge and laser ablation for well-controlled carbon nanotube synthesis?

R Das, Z Shahnavaz, ME Ali, MM Islam… - Nanoscale research …, 2016 - Springer
Although many methods have been documented for carbon nanotube (CNT) synthesis, still,
we notice many arguments, criticisms, and appeals for its optimization and process control …

Metal‐free carbonaceous materials as promising heterogeneous catalysts

L Liu, YP Zhu, M Su, ZY Yuan - ChemCatChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Metal‐free carbonaceous materials have attracted considerable interests as heterogeneous
catalysts owing to their superior physiochemical properties over metal‐based catalysts, such …

Catalytic carbonization of polypropylene by the combined catalysis of activated carbon with Ni2O3 into carbon nanotubes and its mechanism

J Gong, J Liu, D Wan, X Chen, X Wen… - Applied Catalysis A …, 2012 - Elsevier
A one-pot approach was established to prepare carbon nanotubes (CNTs) through the
carbonization of polypropylene (PP) by the combined catalysts of activated carbon (AC) with …

Multi-parametric analysis of the CVD of CNTs: Effect of reaction temperature, pressure and acetylene flow rate

GP Gakis, EN Skountzos, IG Aviziotis… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The effect of process parameters (temperature, pressure and acetylene flow) during the
chemical vapor deposition of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on the final product are …

Effects of Nickel Species on Ni/Al2O3 Catalysts in Carbon Nanotube and Hydrogen Production by Waste Plastic Gasification: Bench- and Pilot-Scale Tests

RX Yang, KH Chuang, MY Wey - Energy & Fuels, 2015 - ACS Publications
Upcycling waste plastics into carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and hydrogen is attractive for its
efficient disposal. Although Ni-based catalysts are typically used in both hydrogen …