Recent progress on the growth mechanism of carbon nanotubes: a review

JP Tessonnier, DS Su - ChemSusChem, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Tremendous progress has been achieved during the past 20 years on not only improving
the yields of carbon nanotubes and move progressively towards their mass production, but …

Carbon nanotube mass production: principles and processes

Q Zhang, JQ Huang, MQ Zhao, WZ Qian… - …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Our society requires new materials for a sustainable future, and carbon nanotubes (CNTs)
are among the most important advanced materials. This Review describes the state‐of‐the …

In-situ synthesizing carbon nanotubes on cement to develop self-sensing cementitious composites for smart high-speed rail infrastructures

S Ding, Y Xiang, YQ Ni, VK Thakur, X Wang, B Han… - Nano Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Self-sensing cementitious composites (SSCCs) with carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have
attracted extensive attention because of their excellent mechanical and durability properties …

[PDF][PDF] Removal of chromium (VI) from polluted water using carbon nanotubes supported with activated carbon

MA Atieh - Procedia Environmental Sciences, 2011 - researchgate.net
The environmental application of carbon nanotubes supported by activated carbon to
remove chromium (VI) ions from polluted water was investigated. The experimental …

Optimization of the synthesis of superhydrophobic carbon nanomaterials by chemical vapor deposition

MM Aljumaily, MA Alsaadi, R Das, SBA Hamid… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Demand is increasing for superhydrophobic materials in many applications, such as
membrane distillation, separation and special coating technologies. In this study, we report a …

In situ observations of phase transitions in metastable nickel (carbide)/carbon nanocomposites

BC Bayer, DA Bosworth, FB Michaelis… - The Journal of …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Nanocomposite thin films comprised of metastable metal carbides in a carbon matrix have a
wide variety of applications ranging from hard coatings to magnetics and energy storage …

Tuning the acid/metal balance of carbon nanofiber‐supported nickel catalysts for hydrolytic hydrogenation of cellulose

S Van de Vyver, J Geboers, W Schutyser… - …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are a class of graphitic support materials with considerable
potential for catalytic conversion of biomass. Earlier, we demonstrated the hydrolytic …

Diesel steam reforming: Comparison of two nickel aluminate catalysts prepared by wet-impregnation and co-precipitation

IE Achouri, N Abatzoglou, C Fauteux-Lefebvre… - Catalysis Today, 2013 - Elsevier
γ-Al2O3 supported Ni–Al spinel catalysts, prepared by co-precipitation and wet
impregnation, were produced, analysed and tested on commercial diesel steam reforming …

The use of natural materials in nanocarbon synthesis

DS Su - ChemSusChem: Chemistry & Sustainability Energy & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Nanomaterials are shifting from laboratory‐scale preparation to industrial production. The
energy costs and starting materials (feedstock, catalyst, and support) consumed or used in …

Effects of pretreatment and FeCl3 preload of rice husk on synthesis of magnetic carbon composites by pyrolysis for supercapacitor application

S Zhang, Y Su, S Zhu, H Zhang, Q Zhang - Journal of Analytical and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Utilization of rice husk resources, the typical agricultural wastes, has attracted great interest.
In this study, rice husk was used as raw material for synthesis of the magnetic …