Substantial improvement of nanotube processability by freeze-drying

Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2633-2639

  Maugey, M ^a   Neri, W ^a   Zakri, C ^a   Derre A ^a   Penicaud A ^a   Noe L ^b   Chorro, M ^c   Launois, P ^c   Monthioux, M ^b   Poulin, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b CEMES CNRS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Freeze drying; Processability; TEM; XRD analysis

Indexed keywords

(060.2410) FIBERS; (E ,3E) PROCESS; ACIDIC DISSOLUTION; CAPILLARY FORCES; DISPERSABILITY; DRYING TREATMENTS; FREEZE-DRIED MATERIALS; FROZEN WATER; HIGH-RESOLUTION TEM (HRTEM); INORGANIC SUPPORTS; METAL CATALYSTS; NANO SCALING; NANO TUBE; NANOTUBE STRUCTURES; POLAR SOLVENTS; PROCESSABILITY; SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT; WATER-BASED DISPERSIONS; XRD ANALYSIS;

CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; COAGULATION; CURING; DRYING; FLOCCULATION; FLUIDS; LOW TEMPERATURE DRYING; METAL RECOVERY; METAL REFINING; METALS; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; POWDER METALS; POWDERS; SOLVENTS; SPINNING (FIBERS); X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOTUBE; NANOTUBE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; METHODOLOGY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SOLVENTS; TEMPERATURE; WATER; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 35348843920     PISSN: 15334880     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1166/jnn.2007.855     Document Type: Article

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