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Conversion of plastic waste into CNTs using Ni/Mo/MgO catalystAn optimization approach by mixture experiment

Bajad, Ganesh and Guguloth, Venkanna and Vijayakumar, RP and Bose, Suryasarathi (2016) Conversion of plastic waste into CNTs using Ni/Mo/MgO catalystAn optimization approach by mixture experiment. In: FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES, 24 (2). pp. 162-169.

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1536383X.2015.1130704

Abstract

A combustion technique is used to study the synthesis of carbon nano tubes from waste plastic as a precursor and Ni/Mo/MgO as a catalyst. The catalytic activity of three components Ni, Mo, MgO is measured in terms of amount of carbon product obtained. Different proportions of metal ions are optimized using mixture experiment in Design expert software. D-optimal design technique is adopted due to nonsimplex region and presence of constraints in the mixture experiment. The activity of the components is observed to be interdependent and the component Ni is found to be more effective. The catalyst containing Ni0.8Mo0.1MgO0.1 yields more carbon product. The structure of catalyst and CNTs are studied by using SEM, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy. SEM analysis shows the formation of longer CNTs with average diameter of 40-50 nm.

Item Type: Journal Article
Publication: FULLERENES NANOTUBES AND CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES
Publisher: TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
Additional Information: Copy right for this article belongs to the TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 530 WALNUT STREET, STE 850, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106 USA
Keywords: Ni/Mo/MgO; polypropylene; mixture experiment; combustion; carbon nanotubes
Department/Centre: Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited: 23 Apr 2016 07:32
Last Modified: 23 Apr 2016 07:32
URI: http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/53699

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