Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts

Carbon nanotubes have been successfully synthesized using the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) technique over typical refining hydrotreating catalysts (hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation) containing Ni–Mo and Co–Mo supported on Al2O3 catalysts at 700°C in a fixed bed horizontal...

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Main Authors: Ahmed E. Awadallah, Sohair M. Abdel-Hamid, Doaa S. El-Desouki, Ateyya A. Aboul-Enein, Ahmed K. Aboul-Gheit
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Published: Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute 2012-12-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
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author Ahmed E. Awadallah
Sohair M. Abdel-Hamid
Doaa S. El-Desouki
Ateyya A. Aboul-Enein
Ahmed K. Aboul-Gheit
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Doaa S. El-Desouki
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description Carbon nanotubes have been successfully synthesized using the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) technique over typical refining hydrotreating catalysts (hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation) containing Ni–Mo and Co–Mo supported on Al2O3 catalysts at 700°C in a fixed bed horizontal reactor using natural gas as a carbon source. The catalysts and the as-grown CNTs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, HRTEM, X-ray diffraction patterns, EDX and TGA–DTG. The obtained data clarified that the Ni–Mo catalyst gives higher yield, higher purity and selectivity for CNTs compared to Co–Mo catalyst. XRD, TEM and TGA reveal also that the Ni–Mo catalyst produces mostly CNTs with different diameters whereas the Co–Mo catalyst produces largely amorphous carbon.
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spelling doaj-art-06f0958fc24e412cadbe3160b394cd492025-08-20T03:55:24ZengEgyptian Petroleum Research InstituteEgyptian Journal of Petroleum1110-06212012-12-0121210110710.1016/j.ejpe.2012.11.005Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalystsAhmed E. AwadallahSohair M. Abdel-HamidDoaa S. El-DesoukiAteyya A. Aboul-EneinAhmed K. Aboul-GheitCarbon nanotubes have been successfully synthesized using the catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) technique over typical refining hydrotreating catalysts (hydrodesulfurization and hydrodenitrogenation) containing Ni–Mo and Co–Mo supported on Al2O3 catalysts at 700°C in a fixed bed horizontal reactor using natural gas as a carbon source. The catalysts and the as-grown CNTs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy, HRTEM, X-ray diffraction patterns, EDX and TGA–DTG. The obtained data clarified that the Ni–Mo catalyst gives higher yield, higher purity and selectivity for CNTs compared to Co–Mo catalyst. XRD, TEM and TGA reveal also that the Ni–Mo catalyst produces mostly CNTs with different diameters whereas the Co–Mo catalyst produces largely amorphous carbon.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062112000372Carbon nanotubesCCVDHydrotreatingNiCoMoAlumina
spellingShingle Ahmed E. Awadallah
Sohair M. Abdel-Hamid
Doaa S. El-Desouki
Ateyya A. Aboul-Enein
Ahmed K. Aboul-Gheit
Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
Egyptian Journal of Petroleum
Carbon nanotubes
CCVD
Hydrotreating
Ni
Co
Mo
Alumina
title Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
title_full Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
title_fullStr Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
title_full_unstemmed Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
title_short Synthesis of carbon nanotubes by CCVD of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
title_sort synthesis of carbon nanotubes by ccvd of natural gas using hydrotreating catalysts
topic Carbon nanotubes
CCVD
Hydrotreating
Ni
Co
Mo
Alumina
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110062112000372
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