Low-cost production and applications of high purity carbon nanotubes

International Journal of Nanomanufacturing

Volumn 6, Issue 1-4, 2010, Pages 111-124

  Nitodas, Stephanos F ^a,b   Karachalios, Theodoros K ^a,c  

^a Nanothinx SA   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Catalyst; Chemical vapour deposition; CNT; CNT composites; CVD; High purity CNT; High yield and low cost production; Kinetic investigation; Resins

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; COSTS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NANOCATALYSTS; RESINS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; CNT COMPOSITES; HIGH PURITY; KINETIC INVESTIGATIONS; LOW COSTS;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 77956051311     PISSN: 17469392     EISSN: 17469406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJNM.2010.034777     Document Type: Article

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