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Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes on Fly Ashes by Chemical Vapor Deposition Processing
Author(s) -
Yasui Akihiro,
Kamiya Yasuhiro,
Sugiyama Shota,
Ono Shingo,
Noda Hidetomo,
Ichikawa Yo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ieej transactions on electrical and electronic engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.254
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1931-4981
pISSN - 1931-4973
DOI - 10.1002/tee.20481
Subject(s) - carbon nanotube , fly ash , materials science , chemical vapor deposition , carbon fibers , combustion , nanotechnology , on the fly , fabrication , absorption (acoustics) , waste management , coal , composite material , chemistry , engineering , computer science , organic chemistry , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , composite number , operating system
Fly ashes are the waste product following the combustion of coal. Disposal of fly ashes is a serious environmental problem; therefore, finding a new utilization of fly ashes is highly demanded. Carbon nano‐structures have been widely studied as key materials in a wide range of applications, including sensing, saturable absorber, and so on, because of its optical and electromagnetic absorption property. Adding the property of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) to fly ashes expands applications of fly ashes. In this paper, we present the fabrication of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on fly ashes by thermal chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process, which result in simple, low‐cost, large‐amount production of MWCNTs. Copyright © 2009 Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.