Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes synthesized from waste cooking palm oil

Vertically aligned carbon nanotubes synthesized from waste chicken fat

For the first time, vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VACNTs) have been successfully synthesized using waste chicken fat as the starting material. Chicken fat oil, which was obtained through a rendering process, was directly mixed with 5.33 wt% ferrocene as a catalyst to form the synthesis stock. A mixture of singleand multi-walled VACNTs was synthesized at a fixed temperature of 750 1C in a...

Investigating the Growth Process of Vertically Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Synthesized from Alcohol

We have performed a systematic investigation of the influence of growth parameters on the synthesis of vertically aligned single-walled carbon nanotubes (VA-SWNTs) by the alcohol catalytic chemical vapor deposition (ACCVD) method. The growth process of the VA-SWNTs was monitored using an in situ optical absorbance technique and the effects of CVD temperature and ethanol pressure on the initial ...

Membranes of vertically aligned superlong carbon nanotubes.

In the present work, we have developed a simple but effective method to prepare superlong vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (SLVA-CNT) and epoxy composite membranes, and we have demonstrated that various liquids, including water, hexane, and dodecane, can effectively pass through the SLVA-CNT membranes. These results were confirmed by molecular dynamics simulations. While the mechanical densi...

Functionalization of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes

This review focuses and summarizes recent studies on the functionalization of carbon nanotubes oriented perpendicularly to their substrate, so-called vertically aligned carbon nanotubes (VA-CNTs). The intrinsic properties of individual nanotubes make the VA-CNTs ideal candidates for integration in a wide range of devices, and many potential applications have been envisaged. These applications c...

Carbon Nanotubes from Unconventional Resources: Part A: Entangled Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes and Part B: Vertically-Aligned Carbon Nanotubes