A possibility of the production of carbon nanotubes from heavy hydrocarbons

Fuel Processing Technology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 449-454

  Kidena, Koh ^a   Kamiyama, Yuma ^a   Nomura, Masakatsu ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; CVD; Heavy hydrocarbon

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HYDROCARBONS; REACTION KINETICS;

CARBONACEOUS PRODUCT; HEAVY HYDROCARBON; REACTION TEMPERATURE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 40849106630     PISSN: 03783820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2007.11.021     Document Type: Article

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