Effect of lanthanum on catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes from methane over nickel-aluminum catalyst

Journal of Rare Earths

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 172-174

  Ju, Yan ^a   Li, Fengyi ^a   Wei, Renzhong ^a   Rao, Richuan ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalyst; Rare earth doping

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; DECOMPOSITION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LANTHANUM; METHANE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; NICKEL COMPOUNDS; RARE EARTH ADDITIONS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CATALYTIC LIFETIME; COPRECIPITATION METHOD; NICKEL ALUMINUM CATALYST; RARE EARTH DOPING;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 14844358538     PISSN: 10020721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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