TITLE:
Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes from Byproducts of Oil Refiner
AUTHORS:
S. H. Abdullayeva, N. N. Musayeva, R. B. Jabbarov, T. Matsuda
KEYWORDS:
Carbon Nanotubes, Petroleum Coke, Catalyst, Byproduct
JOURNAL NAME:
World Journal of Condensed Matter Physics,
Vol.4 No.3,
August
15,
2014
ABSTRACT:
Carbon nanotubes have been
synthesized by using petroleum coke (PC) as carbon source. Different position
of the PC in the reactor chamber and some other reaction parameters is strongly
influenced to quantity of the obtained CNTs and their characteristics such as
crystallinity, diameter (number of shels), and etc., which is analysed by
scanning and tranmission electron microscopes (SEM and TEM). The thickness of
the Fe catalyst deposited on Si and SiO2 substrates supported
improves the quality, quantity and uniformity of CNTs. Wet-coated thin films of
FeCl2 work well as catalyst, which can be profitable for mass
production of CNTs.