Fe/La2O3纳米催化剂制备碳纳米管

Nanocrystalline LaFeO₃ was synthesised by the citrate method with La(NO₃)₃·6H₂O,Fe(NO₃)₃·9H₂O and citric acid as the raw materials. Before and after reduction, its structure was characterized by means of X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy(TEM). And after reduction of LaFeO₃ oxide, the rare earth oxide, La₂O₃, prevents Fe particles from agglomerating and promotes the dispersion of nano-scale Fe particles (ca.40nm), which is one of the key factors for the growth of carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotubes from the catalytic de-composition of C₂H₂ were obtained using Fe/La₂O₃ nano-scale catalyst, which was formed from LaFeO₃ oxide as the catalyst precursor. The morphological structures of the carbon nanotube obtained have been examined by TEM. The results indicate that they are multi-walled nanotubes of good quality with inter diameter ranging from 20～25nm and length ranging from 25～40μm. The yields of carbon nanotube are 1.25g·gcat^-1 at the reaction temperature of 973K for 30min.