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Iron/cobalt-SBA-16 cubic mesoporous composites as catalysts for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes

Carta, D., Boi, F., Corrias, A., Bullita, S., Kónya, Z., Casula, M.F. (2014) Iron/cobalt-SBA-16 cubic mesoporous composites as catalysts for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes. Journal of Porous Materials, 21 (6). pp. 1123-1131. ISSN 1380-2224. (doi:10.1007/s10934-014-9862-z) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:46143)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10934-014-9862-z

Abstract

A series of catalysts containing iron and cobalt nanoparticles supported on a highly ordered mesoporous cubic Im3m silica (SBA-16) were prepared by wet impregnation and used for the production of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) by catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) of acetylene. The catalysts were characterized by low- and wide-angle X-ray diffraction, N2 physisorption analysis at 77 K and transmission electron microscopy to study the influence of different metal loading and impregnation time on the CCVD process. Quality and morphology of the MWCNTs was assessed by transmission and scanning electron microscopy, whereas thermal analysis was used to estimate the amount of CNTs produced. It was found that the nanocomposites are catalytically active with particular reference to samples with relatively high metal loading, and are stable under the conditions adopted for the CNT production by the CCVD process.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1007/s10934-014-9862-z
Uncontrolled keywords: Carbon nanotubes, Mesoporous ordered materials, Nanocomposites, SBA-16, Nanocomposites, Mesoporous, Mesoporous composites, SBA-16, Carbon nanotubes
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC176.8.N35 Nanoscience, nanotechnology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: Anna Corrias
Date Deposited: 15 Dec 2014 17:09 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 10:29 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/46143 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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