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Simple Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes from Natural Resources
Author(s) -
Endo Morinobu,
Takeuchi Kenji,
Kim Yoong Ahm,
Park Ki Chul,
Ichiki Takuya,
Hayashi Takuya,
Fukuyo Tomoyuki,
Iinou Satoshi,
Su Dang Sheng,
Terrones Mauricio,
Dresselhaus Mildred S.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200800150
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , environmentally friendly , carbon fibers , sonication , catalysis , nanotechnology , materials science , chemical engineering , carbon nanotube supported catalyst , simple (philosophy) , chemistry , organic chemistry , carbon nanofiber , composite material , engineering , ecology , philosophy , epistemology , composite number , biology
Bucket‐and‐spade chemistry : An environmentally friendly and highly efficient method for growing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (T) on a large scale has been developed which uses naturally abundant resources, namely garnet sand (G) as a catalyst precursor and support, and city gas as the carbon source. The as‐produced carbon nanotubes have a well‐crystallized wall structure and are easily separated from the garnet sand by sonication.