Preparation of colloidal carbon nanotube dispersions and their characterisation using a disc centrifuge

Carbon

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1384-1392

  Nadler, Michael ^a   Mahrholz, Thorsten ^b   Riedel, Ulrich ^b   Schilde, Carsten ^c   Kwade, Arno ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; CALENDERING; CARBON; CENTRIFUGATION; CENTRIFUGES; COMPLEXATION; DISPERSION (WAVES); FLUID MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEDIMENTATION;

CHARACTERISATION; HIGH SHEAR; MEASUREMENT RESULTS; SIZE ANALYSIS; SOLID BODIES; ULTRA-SONICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

AGGLOMERATES; CALENDERING; CARBON; CENTRIFUGATION; COLLOIDS; COMPOSITES; DISPERSIONS; FLUID MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; SEDIMENTATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 49349097129     PISSN: 00086223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2008.05.024     Document Type: Article

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