Carbon nanotubes supported Pt-Ni catalysts and their properties for the liquid phase hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde to hydrocinnamaldehyde

The Pt-Ni catalysts supported on CNTs have been prepared by wet impregnation and the selective hydrogenation of cinnamaldehyde (CMA) to the corresponding hydrocinnamaldehyde (HCMA) over the catalysts has been studied in ethanol at different reaction conditions. The results show that Pt-0.34 wt% Ni/CNTs catalyst exhibits the highest activity and selectivity at a reaction temperature of 70 °C under a pressure of around 2.0 MPa, and 98.6% for the conversion of CMA and 88.2% for the selectivity of CMA to HCMA, respectively. The selective hydrogenation for the CC bond in CMA would be improved as increasing the reaction temperature, and the hydrogenation for the CO bond in CMA is enhanced as increasing the H₂ pressure. In addition, these catalysts have also been characterized using TEM-EDS, XPS, H₂-TPR and H₂-TPD techniques. The results show that Pt particles are dispersed more homogeneously on the outer surface of the nanotubes, while the strong interaction between Pt and Ni would improve the increasing of activated hydrogen number because of the hydrogen spillover from reduced Pt⁰ onto CNTs and increase the catalytic activity and selectivity of CMA to HCMA.     

Growth of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on metallic underlayers by diffusion plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition (DPECVD)

Here, we demonstrate the low-temperature (480–612 °C) synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) on different metallic underlayers (i.e., NiV, Ir, Ag, Pt, W, and Ta) using diffusion (dc) plasma-enhanced (~20 W, −600 V) chemical vapour deposition (DPECVD). The catalyst used is bi-layered Fe/Al and the feedstock used is a mixture of C₂H₂ and NH₃ (1:4). The crucial component is the diffusion of radical ions and hydrogen generated such as H₂/H⁺/H₂⁺/NH₃⁺/CH₂⁺/C₂H₂⁺ (which are confirmed by in-situ mass spectroscopy) from the nozzle, where it is inserted for most effective plasma diffusion between a substrate and a gas distributor.     

Synthesis and modification of multi-walled carbon nano-tubes (MWCNTs) for water treatment applications

Synthesis of MWCNTs by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of acetylene is investigated at different temperatures. Fe-Co/CaCO₃ catalyst/support prepared by wet impregnation method is used. CaCO₃ was found to be a good support as a high selective material for deposition of CNTs with high purity. The effect of temperature on catalyst/support phases and crystal size was identified by using XRD. The crystallite size was decreased with increase temperature. The effect of growing time and temperature on carbon yield was studied and the deposited MWCNTs increased with temperature. The structure and purity of synthesized CNTs at different temperatures was examined by TEM and the effect of temperature on the surface area of the synthesized MWCNTs was investigated, the surface area decreased as the temperature increased. The prepared CNTs were purified using chemical oxidation method and the effect of acid treatment on CNTs surface was examined by TEM and SEM. The function groups produced at CNTs surface were investigated by using FTIR spectroscopy also the effect of CNTs preparation temperature on FTIR spectra was studied. The functionalized CNTs were used for adsorption of some heavy metals and for removal of some organic dyes from water.     

CeO_2-TiO_2/MWCNTs复合光催化剂的制备及性能

以四氯化钛、硝酸铈为原料,以碳纳米管为载体,通过溶胶-凝胶法结合超临界干燥技术制备CeO2-TiO2/MWCNTs复合光催化剂。利用热重分析(TG)、X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)等手段对催化剂进行表征。结果表明,超临界干燥避免了催化剂的团聚,TiO2为锐钛矿型,平均粒径为12nm。4h后对甲基橙、亚甲基蓝和苯酚的降解率分别为99.14%、98.98%、98.56%,TOC的去除率为73.84%、74.56%、84.82%。     

FLUIDIZATION OF CARBON NANOTUBES

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can be fluidized in the form of fluidlike agglomerates made of many three-dimensional sub-agglomerates, having a multi-stage agglomerate (MSA) structure and containing large amounts of twisting CNTs of micrometer magnitude.     

Field emission property of printed CNTs-mixed ZnO nanoneedles

ZnO nanoneedles were synthesized via thermal evaporation method without any catalyst. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy investigations showed that these products presented a nanoneedle structure. To enhance the field emission (FE) properties of screen printed ZnO nanoneedles, a given amount (0.05 g) carbon nanotubes (CNTs) mixed with (0.5 g) ZnO nanoneedles paste via screen printed method and heat-treatment at (600 °C, 500 °C and 450 °C) was presented. The CNTs-mixed ZnO nanoneedles heat-treated at 450 °C had the lowest turn-on field of 3.75 V/μm, highest field emission current of 0.16 mA at 7.5 V/μm and highest β of 830. An efficiency FE enhancement of 450 °C sample was attributed to melioration of conductance between ZnO nanoneedles and ITO surface by CNTs.     

有机化学接枝-电化学沉积聚合制备CNTs/PANI纳米复合材料

通过有机化学合成法先在碳纳米管表面接枝上苯胺单体,然后在不锈钢电极表面在硫酸溶液中采用循环伏安法电化学沉积聚合制得碳纳米管/聚苯胺(CNTs/PANI)纳米复合材料.扫描电子显微镜和傅立叶变换红外光谱表征所得材料的微观结构和基团,循环伏安和恒流充放电测试用于考察所得CNTs/PANI纳米复合材料的电化学性能.所得结果与...     

自支撑CNTs/SMF-Ni电极上电催化氧气氧化茴香醚合成茴香醛

以具有三维开放网络结构的薄层大面积烧结8 μm金属纤维(SMF-Ni, SMF-SS(316L不锈钢))为基底, 通过乙烯催化化学气相沉积在金属纤维表面生长碳纳米管(CNTs)的方法, 制备了整体式CNTs/SMF-Ni (CNTs: 50% (w))和CNTs/SMF-SS (CNTs: 40% (w))复合材料. 研究表明, 以CNTs/SMF-Ni 为阴极材料、SMF-SS为阳极材料, 具有很高的直接电催化氧气氧化对甲氧基甲苯(茴香醚)合成对甲氧基苯甲醛(茴香醛) 的活性, 反应物转化率和产物选择性分别达95.4%和96.5%, 电流效率可超过80%.     

Preparation of Sn films deposited on carbon nanotubes

In this work carbon nanotubes were first grown on copper substrate by chemical vapor deposition method. The Sn deposits were then deposited on the surface of as-grown carbon nanotubes by three different methods: electroplating, electroless plating and displacing methods. The Sn deposits on CNTs surface were characterized by both scanning electron microscope and field emission scanning electron microscope. The compositions of Sn deposits were analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscope. The results showed that both electroless plating and displacing deposits can but the electroplating deposits cannot cover on the surface of CNTs. Besides C, Sn, Ni and Pd, the electroless deposits also contain element of oxygen and the displacing deposits also contain elements of copper and oxygen.     

碳纳米管负载氧化铋的制备及催化二硝酰胺铵热分解的研究

采用微波辐射法制备了沉积于碳纳米管(CNTs)表面的氧化铋(Bi2O3)纳米粒子(Bi2O3/CNTs),用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、光电子能谱(XPS)和X射线衍射(XRD)对制备的Bi2O3/CNTs纳米粒子进行了表征。研究了Bi2O3/CNTs纳米粒子对二硝酰胺铵(ADN)的催化热分解。结果表明,纳米Bi2O3均匀沉积在CNTs表面,平均粒径为8nm;添加3%Bi2O3/CNTs纳米粒子的ADN的初始热分解温度降低了12.8℃,热分解终止温度降低了29.3℃;NH4N(NO2)2→NH4NO3 N2O为ADN初始热分解的主导反应。