Elastic modulus of multi-walled carbon nanotubes produced by catalytic chemical vapour deposition

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are ideal structures for use as reinforcement fibres in composite materials, due to their extraordinary mechanical properties, in particular high Young's modulus (E∼1TPa). Usually the high value of E is taken as granted for all types of carbon CNTs. Here we demonstrate that multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) produced by catalytic chemical vapour deposition (CCVD) have low moduli (E<100GPa) independently of their growth conditions. We attribute this to the presence of structural defects. Additional high-temperature annealing failed to improve the mechanical properties. This study urges a better control of the growth process in order to obtain high strength CCVD grown MWCNTs suitable for reinforcement in large-scale industrial application

Modifications physiques et chimiques de carbones activés et étude de l’adsorption de polluants organiques émergents en milieux aqueux

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Modifications physiques et chimiques de carbones activés et étude de l’adsorption de polluants organiques émergents en milieux aqueux

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Adsorption kinetics of a nine contaminants onto microporous and microporous/mesoporous activated carbon cloths

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Adsorption kinetics of a nine contaminants onto microporous and microporous/mesoporous activated carbon cloths

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Adsorption of micropollutants onto activated carbon fabric and felt

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Adsorption and desorption of emerging water contaminants on activated carbon fabrics

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Single, binary, and mixture adsorption of nine organic contaminants onto a microporous and a microporous/mesoporous activated carbon cloth

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