The Reduction Temperature Effect of Fe–Co/MgO Catalyst on Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results & Discussion
2.1. Characterization of Fe–Co/MgO Catalyst after Reduction
2.2. Analysis of Synthesized MWCNTs Using Catalyst Reduced at Different Temperature
3. Experimental Section
3.1. Fabrication of Catalyst and the Growth of MWCNTs
3.2. Characterization of Catalyst and MWCNTs
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Kim, P.; Lee, C.J. The Reduction Temperature Effect of Fe–Co/MgO Catalyst on Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Catalysts 2018, 8, 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090361
Kim P, Lee CJ. The Reduction Temperature Effect of Fe–Co/MgO Catalyst on Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes. Catalysts. 2018; 8(9):361. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090361
Chicago/Turabian StyleKim, Paul, and Cheol Jin Lee. 2018. "The Reduction Temperature Effect of Fe–Co/MgO Catalyst on Characteristics of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes" Catalysts 8, no. 9: 361. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal8090361