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Water-Dispersible Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Obtained from Citric-Acid-Assisted Oxygen Plasma Functionalization
Joint Authors
Rahman, Mohammad Jellur
Mieno, Tetsu
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A new and safe method has been developed to functionalize multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with fewer surface defects, which significantly increases their dispersibility in water.
MWCNTs are pretreated in pure ethanol by a supersonic homogenizer.
Then, the mixture is dried and soaked in weak citric acid solution.
Finally, the MWCNTs in the citric acid solution are treated with radio frequency (13.56 MHz) oxygen plasma.
As a result, many carboxyl functional groups are attached onto the MWCNT surfaces and stable dispersion of the MWCNTs in water is obtained.
The treatment conditions are optimized in this study.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rahman, Mohammad Jellur& Mieno, Tetsu. 2014. Water-Dispersible Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Obtained from Citric-Acid-Assisted Oxygen Plasma Functionalization. Journal of Nanomaterials،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041610
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rahman, Mohammad Jellur& Mieno, Tetsu. Water-Dispersible Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Obtained from Citric-Acid-Assisted Oxygen Plasma Functionalization. Journal of Nanomaterials No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041610
American Medical Association (AMA)
Rahman, Mohammad Jellur& Mieno, Tetsu. Water-Dispersible Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Obtained from Citric-Acid-Assisted Oxygen Plasma Functionalization. Journal of Nanomaterials. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1041610
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1041610