Evaluation of residual iron in carbon nanotubes purified by acid treatments

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 258, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 641-648

  Edwards, E R ^a   Antunes, E F ^b,c   Botelho, E C ^a   Baldan, M R ^b   Corat, E J ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS ESPACIAIS   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO DE AERONÁUTICA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acid treatment; Camphor; Ferrocene; Iron purification; MWCNT; XPS

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CAMPHOR; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IRON COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PURIFICATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY; YARN;

ACID TREATMENTS; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; FERROCENES; IRON CONTAMINATION; IRON NANOPARTICLES; MWCNT; PURIFICATION TREATMENTS; SONIFICATIONS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 80054023004     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2011.07.032     Document Type: Article

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