Characteristics of carbon nanoparticles synthesized by a submerged arc in alcohols, alkanes, and aromatics.

Fullerene-related carbon nanostructures can be synthesized by an arc-in-liquid system as a cost-effective technique. In this work, we investigated the effects of additional carbon sources from liquid media that were alcohols (C(m)H(2m+1)OH, m = 1-8), alkanes (C(m)H(2m+2), m = 6-7), and aromatic compounds (C6H6-C(n)H(2n), n = 1-2) on the product structures and the yield of nanocarbon-rich deposits. It was found that carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) that included multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MW-CNTs) and multi-shelled carbon nanoparticles were produced at high concentrations in the hard deposit at the cathode tip formed by the arc in the alcohols and alkanes, similar to that in a water environment.

Pathways and kinetics on photocatalytic destruction of aqueous phenol.

In this study, the TiO2 photocatalytic decomposition process of aqueous phenol was investigated. The intermediate products generated in the elementary reaction steps in the mineralization process were experimentally identified as hydroquinone, catechol and hydroxyhydroquinone. The concentration variations of these intermediate products with time passage were traced by high performance liquid chromatograph.