Synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on fly ash derived catalysts

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7889-7894

  Dunens, Oscar M ^a   Mackenzie, Kieran J ^a   Harris, Andrew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

A-CARBON; BULK WASTES; FLUIDIZED BED CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; FLUIDIZED BED REACTORS; HIGH THERMAL STABILITY; IRON NITRATES; LOW COSTS; MESOPOROUS SILICA; METAL LOADINGS; OUTER DIAMETERS; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; CATALYSIS; CATALYST SUPPORTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; COAL ASH; COAL COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ETHYLENE; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUIDIZATION; FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION; FLUIDIZED BEDS; FLY ASH; GRAPHITE; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SILICA; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WASTE INCINERATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

COAL; IRON; METAL OXIDE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; NITRATE;

CATALYST; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ETHYLENE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLY ASH; GRAPHITIZATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; CATALYST; CATALYST SUPPORT; COMBUSTION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; FLUIDIZED BED; FLY ASH; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CARBON; CATALYSIS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 70450082638     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es901779c     Document Type: Article

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