A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

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

Research article2009Peer reviewed

A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

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

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

Daniel, Geoffrey
- Department of Forest Products, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

UKÄ Subject classification

Forest Science

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/25618