Determination of moisture content of single-wall carbon nanotubes |
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Authors: | Ralph E. Sturgeon Joseph W. Lam Anthony Windust Patricia Grinberg Rolf Zeisler Rabia Oflaz Rick L. Paul Brian E. Lang Jeffrey A. Fagan Benoit Simard Christopher T. Kingston |
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Affiliation: | Institute for National Measurement Standards, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada. ralph.sturgeon@nrc.ca |
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Abstract: | Several techniques were evaluated for the establishment of reliable water/moisture content of single-wall carbon nanotubes. Karl Fischer titration (KF) provides a direct measure of the water content and was used for benchmarking against results obtained by conventional oven drying, desiccation over anhydrous magnesium perchlorate as well as by thermogravimetry and prompt gamma-ray activation analysis. Agreement amongst results was satisfactory with the exception of thermogravimetry, although care must be taken with oven drying as it is possible to register mass gain after an initial moisture loss if prolonged drying time or elevated temperatures (120 °C) are used. Thermogravimetric data were precise but a bias was evident that could be accounted for by considering the non-selective loss of mass as volatile carbonaceous components. Simple drying over anhydrous magnesium perchlorate for a minimum period of 8-10 days is recommended if KF is not available for this measurement. |
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