Catalyst-free synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotubes via microwave-induced processing of biomass

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 53, Issue 39, 2014, Pages 15012-15019

  Shi, Kaiqi ^a   Yan, Jiefeng ^a   Lester, Edward ^b   Wu, Tao ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM NINGBO CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS CARBON; BIOMASS; CATALYSTS; CATALYTIC CRACKING; IRRADIATION; MICROWAVE IRRADIATION; NANOSPHERES; NANOTUBES;

CARBON NANOSPHERE; CARBON SOURCE GAS; CATALYST-FREE SYNTHESIS; FOCUS OF RESEARCHES; HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMER; MICROWAVE-INDUCED; MICROWAVE-INDUCED PYROLYSIS; MULTI-WALLED CNTS;

MULTIWALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCN);

EID: 84907486325     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie503076n     Document Type: Article

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