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Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes by Catalytic Combustion of Polypropylene
Author(s) -
Tang Tao,
Chen Xuecheng,
Meng Xiaoyu,
Chen Hui,
Ding Yaping
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200461506
Subject(s) - polypropylene , carbon nanotube , catalysis , materials science , environmentally friendly , combustion , carbon fibers , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , organic chemistry , ecology , composite number , biology , engineering
New for old : A novel catalytic combustion method to synthesize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs, see SEM image) in situ in high yields from polypropylene as the carbon source in the presence of an organic‐modified clay and a supported nickel catalyst is reported. The method allows new high‐value MWNTs to be created from used polypropylene in an energy‐saving and environmentally friendly process.