A method for producing carbon nanotubes directly from plant materials

Forest Products Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 26-28

  Xie, Xinfeng ^a   Goodell, Barry ^a   Qian, Yuhui ^a   Daniel, Geoffrey ^b   Zhang, Dajie ^c   Nagle, Dennis C ^c   Peterson, Michael L ^d   Jellison, Jody ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Department of Mechanical Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS HEATING; CYCLIC OXIDATIONS; PLANT MATERIALS; PRE-OXIDATION PROCESS; RESIDUAL CARBONS;

CARBONIZATION; OXIDATION; OXIDATION RESISTANCE;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 64549110711     PISSN: 00157473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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