Process synthesis and optimization for the production of carbon nanostructures

Nanotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 37, 2009, Pages

  Iyuke, S E ^a,b   Mamvura, T A ^a   Liu, K ^a,b,c   Sibanda, V ^a   Meyyappan, M ^d   Varadan, V K ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLENE FLOW; ACETYLENE GAS; CARBON NANOBALLS; CARBON NANOFIBRES; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYTIC CVD; CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; FERROCENES; FIXED BED; FLOATING CATALYST; HELICAL CARBON NANOTUBES; IN-SITU FORMATIONS; MICROWAVE CVD; OPTIMUM CONDITIONS; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROCESS SYNTHESIS; THERMAL DECOMPOSITIONS; WALL THICKNESS;

ACETYLENE; CARBON NANOFIBERS; CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; IRON COMPOUNDS; LIGHTING; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); NANOSTRUCTURES; OPTICAL SENSORS; OPTIMIZATION; ORGANOMETALLICS; PYROLYSIS;

SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN);

ACETYLENE; CARBON; CARBON NANOFIBER; CARBON NANOTUBE; FERROCENE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; FERROUS ION; NANOMATERIAL; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; CARBON SOURCE; CATALYST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; FIXED BED REACTOR; FLOW RATE; FLUIDIZED BED REACTOR; GAS; LITERATURE; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THICKNESS; VAPOR; CHEMISTRY;

CARBON; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTUBES, CARBON; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 70349098847     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/20/37/375602     Document Type: Article

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