Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes of Few Walls Using Aliphatic Alcohols as a Carbon Source
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
alcohol | average external diameter | average length | average number of walls |
---|---|---|---|
nm | μm | ||
Methanol (CH4O) | 24 | 0.5 | 35 |
Ethanol (C2H6O) | 18 | 1.2 | 10 |
Propanol (C3H8O) | 15 | 2.0 | 8 |
Butanol (C4H10O) | 16 | 2.2 | 6 |
3. Experimental
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
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Ordoñez-Casanova, E.G.; Román-Aguirre, M.; Aguilar-Elguezabal, A.; Espinosa-Magaña, F. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes of Few Walls Using Aliphatic Alcohols as a Carbon Source. Materials 2013, 6, 2534-2542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062534
Ordoñez-Casanova EG, Román-Aguirre M, Aguilar-Elguezabal A, Espinosa-Magaña F. Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes of Few Walls Using Aliphatic Alcohols as a Carbon Source. Materials. 2013; 6(6):2534-2542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062534
Chicago/Turabian StyleOrdoñez-Casanova, Elsa G., Manuel Román-Aguirre, Alfredo Aguilar-Elguezabal, and Francisco Espinosa-Magaña. 2013. "Synthesis of Carbon Nanotubes of Few Walls Using Aliphatic Alcohols as a Carbon Source" Materials 6, no. 6: 2534-2542. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6062534