Production of carbon nanotubes from polyethylene pyrolysis gas and effect of temperature

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 52, Issue 42, 2013, Pages 14847-14854

  Arnaiz, Noelia ^a   Gomez Rico, Maria Francisca ^a   Martin Gullon, Ignacio ^a   Font, Rafael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC COMPOUNDS; CATALYSTS; CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROGEN; NANOTUBES; POLYETHYLENES; PYROLYSIS;

CATALYST REDUCTION; CATALYTIC CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION; CRYSTALLINE QUALITY; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; MIXTURE OF HYDROCARBONS; RAMAN SPECTROMETRIES; YIELD QUALITY;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84886774601     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie401688n     Document Type: Article

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