A parametric study of carbon nanotubes production from tetrachloroethylene using a supersonic thermal plasma jet

Carbon

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2054-2064

  Harbec, D ^a   Meunier, J L ^a   Guo, L ^a   Jureidini, J ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGON; CATALYSTS; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION; PLASMA JETS;

CARBON RAW MATERIALS; NUCLEATION FIELDS; SUPERSONIC THERMAL PLASMA JET; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 34547790290     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2007.05.025     Document Type: Article

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