Synthesis of boron nitride nanotubes from ammonia and a powder mixture of boron and iron oxide

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 219, Issue , 2013, Pages 28-36

  özmen, Didem ^a   Sezgi, Naime Asli ^a   Balci, Suna ^b  

^a MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Boron nitride; Characterization; Gas phase analysis; Nanotubes; Synthesis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA GAS; BORON NITRIDE NANOTUBES; BORON OXIDES; CRYSTALLINITIES; DECOMPOSITION REACTION; GAS COMPOSITIONS; GAS-PHASE ANALYSIS; GASPHASE; INLET GAS COMPOSITION; IRON BORIDE; POWDER MIXTURES; REACTION TEMPERATURE; SOLID PHASIS; SYNTHESIZED MATERIALS; TUBULAR REACTORS; TYPE II; XRD;

AMMONIA; BORIDES; BORON NITRIDE; CHARACTERIZATION; IRON OXIDES; NANOTUBES; NITRIDES; NITROGEN; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

GASES;

EID: 84873028852     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.12.057     Document Type: Article

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