Reactor scale modeling of multi-walled carbon nanotube growth

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 257, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 5931-5937

  Lombardo, Jeffrey J ^a   Chiu, Wilson K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

COMSOL; Multi walled carbon nanotube; Reactor scale; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; METHANATION; METHANE; REACTION KINETICS; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); YARN;

CHEMICAL CONCENTRATIONS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION REACTORS; COMSOL; FUNDAMENTAL MECHANISMS; HYDROCARBON ADSORPTION; METHANE CONCENTRATIONS; REACTOR SCALE; SIMULATION;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 79953025399     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.01.054     Document Type: Article

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