Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes

Production of novel porous material is a major target in current material science research due to its wide applications. As carbon nanotube (CNTs) is a one dimensional hollow structure it is also one of the promising materials in applications ranging from electronics to hydrogen storage medium. Cata...

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Main Authors: Buang, Nor Aziah, Abd. Majid, Zaiton, Sulaiman, Yusran, M. Sanip, Suhaila, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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Language:English
Published: 2005
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author Buang, Nor Aziah
Abd. Majid, Zaiton
Sulaiman, Yusran
M. Sanip, Suhaila
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_facet Buang, Nor Aziah
Abd. Majid, Zaiton
Sulaiman, Yusran
M. Sanip, Suhaila
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_sort Buang, Nor Aziah
building UTeM Institutional Repository
collection Online Access
description Production of novel porous material is a major target in current material science research due to its wide applications. As carbon nanotube (CNTs) is a one dimensional hollow structure it is also one of the promising materials in applications ranging from electronics to hydrogen storage medium. Catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) is a method whereby CNTs can be produced in large amount. Thus, in this work, we have synthesized CNTs via pyrolysis of acetylene using various supported transition-metal catalysts in a fixed-bed reactor. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to investigate the CNTs structure. The structures of nanotubes formed by acetylene pyrolysis were dependent on the catalysts used. It was found that alumina supported Ni/Fe catalyst inhibited the formation of CNTs growth while alumina supported Ni/Co catalyst gave high density of CNTs. However, nanotubes grown over alumina supported Ni/Fe catalyst were less dense due to the deactivation of the catalyst at the early stage of the pyrolysis process.
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spelling utm-54292010-06-01T15:30:36Z http://eprints.utm.my/5429/ Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes Buang, Nor Aziah Abd. Majid, Zaiton Sulaiman, Yusran M. Sanip, Suhaila Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi T Technology (General) Production of novel porous material is a major target in current material science research due to its wide applications. As carbon nanotube (CNTs) is a one dimensional hollow structure it is also one of the promising materials in applications ranging from electronics to hydrogen storage medium. Catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) is a method whereby CNTs can be produced in large amount. Thus, in this work, we have synthesized CNTs via pyrolysis of acetylene using various supported transition-metal catalysts in a fixed-bed reactor. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to investigate the CNTs structure. The structures of nanotubes formed by acetylene pyrolysis were dependent on the catalysts used. It was found that alumina supported Ni/Fe catalyst inhibited the formation of CNTs growth while alumina supported Ni/Co catalyst gave high density of CNTs. However, nanotubes grown over alumina supported Ni/Fe catalyst were less dense due to the deactivation of the catalyst at the early stage of the pyrolysis process. 2005 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/5429/1/NorAziahBuang2005_EffectOfAdditionOfNiMetalCatalyst.pdf Buang, Nor Aziah and Abd. Majid, Zaiton and Sulaiman, Yusran and M. Sanip, Suhaila and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2005) Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes. In: 3rd International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies (ICMAT 2005) and 9th International Conference On Advanced Materials (ICAM 2005), 3-8 July 2005, Singapore.
spellingShingle T Technology (General)
Buang, Nor Aziah
Abd. Majid, Zaiton
Sulaiman, Yusran
M. Sanip, Suhaila
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title_full Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title_fullStr Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title_full_unstemmed Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title_short Effect of addition of Ni metal catalyst onto the Co and Fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
title_sort effect of addition of ni metal catalyst onto the co and fe supported catalysts for the formation of carbon nanotubes
topic T Technology (General)
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http://eprints.utm.my/5429/1/NorAziahBuang2005_EffectOfAdditionOfNiMetalCatalyst.pdf