Spent FCC catalysts: An untapped resource of carbon nanotubes?

AIChE Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2198-2200

  See, Chee Howe ^a   Harris, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Chemical vapor deposition; Fluidization; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547663181     PISSN: 00011541     EISSN: 15475905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aic.11237     Document Type: Review

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