Daniel, Geoffrey
- Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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 degrees 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 degrees C. Implications of this work for practical applications are discussed.
Keywords
Carbon nanotubes; cyclic oxidation; plant materials; CNTs
Published in
Forest Products Journal
2009, volume: 59, number: 1-2, pages: 26-28
Publisher: Forest Products Society
SLU Authors
UKÄ Subject classification
Forest Science
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/25618