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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Synthesis of well-organised carbon nanotube membranes from non-degradable plastic bags with tuneable molecular transport: towards nanotechnological recycling |
Author: | Altalhi, T. Kumeria, T. Santos, A. Losic, D. |
Citation: | Carbon, 2013; 63:423-433 |
Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
ISSN: | 0008-6223 1873-3891 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Tariq Altalhi, Tushar Kumeria, Abel Santos, Dusan Losic |
Abstract: | This study presents a nanotechnological approach to convert commercially available and non-degradable grocery plastic bags into well-organised carbon nanotube membranes with tuneable molecular transport properties. In this nanotechnological process, plastic bags are used as a carbon source while carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are produced by a catalyst/solvent-free chemical vapour deposition (CVD) approach. Furthermore, CNTs are grown inside nanoporous anodic alumina membranes (NAAMs) featuring hexagonally arranged nanopores, which enable the control over the nanotubes' organisation and geometry. The transport performance of the resulting CNTs-NAAMs is tested by several dye molecules with positive, negative and neutral charge. These results demonstrate the ability of these membranes to selectively tune molecular transport as a function of the interaction between molecules and inner surface of CNTs. This study proves that an environmentally non-degradable wastematerial as commercial plastic bags can be directly used to produce such sophisticated nanodevices as CNTs membranes. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
Rights: | Copyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.carbon.2013.07.003 |
Grant ID: | http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP120101680 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT110100711 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/FT110100711 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2013.07.003 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest 4 Chemical Engineering publications |
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