A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

Xinfeng Xie; Barry Goodell; Yuhui Qian; Geoffrey Daniel; Dajie Zhang; Dennis C. Nagle; Michael L. Peterson; Jody Jellison

A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

Xinfeng Xie, Barry Goodell, Yuhui Qian, Geoffrey Daniel, Dajie Zhang, Dennis C. Nagle, Michael L. Peterson, Jody Jellison

Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering

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Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were produced from plant materials using a cyclic oxidation process after the raw materials were pretreated by oxidative carbonization in air at about 240°C. The cyclic oxidation process was found to be more effective than a continuous heating process in ablating the residual carbon from cellulose. The results also indicated that no CNTs were produced unless a preoxidation process was used, or when the cyclic oxidation temperature increased beyond 600°C. Implications of this work for practical applications are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	26-28
Number of pages	3
Journal	Forest Products Journal
Volume	59
Issue number	1-2
State	Published - Jan 2009

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Forestry
General Materials Science
Plant Science

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