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- The study details a method for creating multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) with hydroxymethylene groups, synthesized using spray pyrolysis with toluene and ferrocene.
- Hydroxymethylation was performed using varying amounts of benzoyl peroxide, with 300 mg found to be the most effective quantity.
- The functionalized MWCNTs were analyzed using techniques like FT-IR, Raman Spectroscopy, and TEM, confirming that the process preserved the structure of the nanotubes.
Article Abstract
Synthetic methodology and characterization of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) function- alized with hydroxymethylene groups are reported. The MWCNTs were synthesized by the spray pyrolysis technique using toluene as carbon source and ferrocene as catalyst. Hydroxymethylation of MWCNTs was carried out by methanol using benzoyl peroxide (BPO) at different quantities (300 to 900 mg); the optimum BPO quantity was 300 mg. The resulting materials were characterized by FT-IR, Raman Spectroscopy, Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The presence of the hydroxymethylene group on the MWCNTs surface was demonstrated by FT-IR, Raman Spectroscopy, TGA, EDS, TEM and Mass Spectrometry. The func- tionalized MWCNTs were not damaged by this methodology.
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