Preparation of spongy microspheres consisting of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes

Xinxing Tan Cailiao/New Carbon Materials

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 98-102

  Dutta, Dhiraj ^a   Dubey, Rama ^a   Yadav, Jitendra ^a   Shami, T C ^a   Bhasker Rao, K U ^a  

^a DEFENCE MATERIALS AND STORES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Functionalized nanotubes; Microspheres; Multiwalled carbon nanotubes; Phase transfer catalyst; Sponge CLC number: TQ127

Indexed keywords

CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC OXIDATION; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; DICHLOROMETHANE; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN); POTASH; SOLUTIONS; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; YARN;

ALCOHOL AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOUR DEPOSITION; ENERGY-ABSORBING COATINGS; FUNCTIONALIZED; FUNCTIONALIZED MULTI-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES; FUNCTIONALIZED NANOTUBES; MULTI-WALLED-CARBON-NANOTUBES; PHASE TRANSFER CATALYSTS; SPONGE CLC NUMBER: TQ127; SYNTHESISED;

MICROSPHERES;

EID: 79957652717     PISSN: 20971605     EISSN: 18725805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1872-5805(11)60069-3     Document Type: Article

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