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The formation of carbon nanofibers on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel.

Ahmed, Yehya M. and Al-Mamun, Abdullah and Muyibi, Suleyman Aremu and Al-Khatib, Ma An Fahmi Rashid and Jameel, Ahmed Tariq and Al-Saadi, Mohammed A. (2009) The formation of carbon nanofibers on powdered activated carbon impregnated with nickel. In: International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 18-21 Nov., 2008, Selangor, Malaysia.

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Abstract

In the present work, the production and characterization of carbon nanofibers (CNFs) composite is reported. Carbon nanofibers (CNF) were produced on powdered activated carbon PAC—impregnated with nickel—by Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) of a hydrocarbon in the presence of hydrogen at ~780° C. The flow rates of carbon source and hydrogen were fixed. The CNFs were formed directly over the impregnated AC. Variable weight percentage ratios of the catalyst salt (Ni+2) were used for the impregnation (1, 3, 5, 7 and 9%, respectively). The product displays a relatively high surface area, essentially constituted by the external surface, and the absence of the bottled pores encountered with activated carbon. FSEM, TEM and TGA were used for the characterization of the product

Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (Full Paper)
Additional Information: 5174/6433
Uncontrolled Keywords: Carbon Nanofibre (CNF), Impregnation, Powdered Activated Carbon (PAC).
Subjects: T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button): Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Biotechnology Engineering
Depositing User: Dr Abdullah Al Mamun
Date Deposited: 03 Dec 2011 12:28
Last Modified: 29 Dec 2011 14:18
URI: http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/6433

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