Innovative method to produce high-purity graphitic carbon nanospheres

Fullerenes Nanotubes and Carbon Nanostructures

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 109-118

  Sadegh Vishkaei, Mahta ^a   Yunus, Robiah ^a   Mohd Salleh, Mohamad Amran ^a   Ahmady, Afshin ^b   Biak, Dayang Radiah Awang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

carbon nanosphere; graphitic structure; iron catalyst; low temperature; Mass production

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOSPHERE; GRAPHITIC STRUCTURES; IRON CATALYST; LOW TEMPERATURES; MASS PRODUCTION;

CARBON FIBERS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL REACTORS; FLUID CATALYTIC CRACKING; NANOPARTICLES; NANOSPHERES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION;

EID: 84856878328     PISSN: 1536383X     EISSN: 15364046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1536383X.2010.533304     Document Type: Article

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