Cover Image

Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz

This thesis covers the analysis of catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under well-defined conditions, the optimization of the catalyst and introduces model for the growth mechanism based on the experimental results. Experimental investigations are presented to obtain a comprehensive pic...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Abd Aziz, Azira
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2012
Subjects:
Malaysia
Online Access:http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/1/ABS_AZIRA%20ABD%20AZIZ%20TDRA%20VOL%201%20IGS%2012.pdf
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
id my.uitm.ir.19077
record_format eprints
spelling my.uitm.ir.190772018-06-08T03:05:05Z http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/ Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz Abd Aziz, Azira Malaysia This thesis covers the analysis of catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under well-defined conditions, the optimization of the catalyst and introduces model for the growth mechanism based on the experimental results. Experimental investigations are presented to obtain a comprehensive picture on the catalytic growth of CNTs. The overall aim of this thesis is to deposit CNTs by the seeded catalyst method and the modified fluidized floating catalyst method by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) and to investigate the effects of starting material and catalysts on the morphology and structure of the deposited CNTs. Camphor (C10H16O, crystalline state) and camphor oil (liquid state) are the precursor materials used as the source of CNTs. Transition metal (Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Mg) catalysts were prepared and the effect on their catalytic behavior were studied. Metal catalysts have been prepared by sol-gel method with or without support catalyst. Correlation between the catalyst particle size and CNT diameter has been the motivation to reduce the catalyst particle size down to nanoparticle size. Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM 2012 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/1/ABS_AZIRA%20ABD%20AZIZ%20TDRA%20VOL%201%20IGS%2012.pdf Abd Aziz, Azira (2012) Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz. In: The Doctoral Research Abstracts. IPSis Biannual Publication, 1 (1). Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM, Shah Alam.
institution Universiti Teknologi Mara
building Tun Abdul Razak Library
collection Institutional Repository
continent Asia
country Malaysia
content_provider Universiti Teknologi Mara
content_source UiTM Institutional Repository
url_provider http://ir.uitm.edu.my/
language English
topic Malaysia
spellingShingle Malaysia
Abd Aziz, Azira
Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
description This thesis covers the analysis of catalytic growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) under well-defined conditions, the optimization of the catalyst and introduces model for the growth mechanism based on the experimental results. Experimental investigations are presented to obtain a comprehensive picture on the catalytic growth of CNTs. The overall aim of this thesis is to deposit CNTs by the seeded catalyst method and the modified fluidized floating catalyst method by Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) and to investigate the effects of starting material and catalysts on the morphology and structure of the deposited CNTs. Camphor (C10H16O, crystalline state) and camphor oil (liquid state) are the precursor materials used as the source of CNTs. Transition metal (Fe, Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Mg) catalysts were prepared and the effect on their catalytic behavior were studied. Metal catalysts have been prepared by sol-gel method with or without support catalyst. Correlation between the catalyst particle size and CNT diameter has been the motivation to reduce the catalyst particle size down to nanoparticle size.
format Book Section
author Abd Aziz, Azira
author_facet Abd Aziz, Azira
author_sort Abd Aziz, Azira
title Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
title_short Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
title_full Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
title_fullStr Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
title_full_unstemmed Carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / Azira Abd Aziz
title_sort carbon nanotubes growth from camphoric carbon sources using transition metal catalysts / azira abd aziz
publisher Institute of Graduate Studies, UiTM
publishDate 2012
url http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/1/ABS_AZIRA%20ABD%20AZIZ%20TDRA%20VOL%201%20IGS%2012.pdf
http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/19077/
_version_ 1685649164457738240
score 13.226497

Similar Items