Multiple-wall carbón nanotubes obtained with mesoporous material decorated with cerio-zirconium

Abstract

In this work, Ce-Zr-SBA-15 has been used directly as a catalyst for the synthesis of multi-vall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) through Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD). In addition to cerium oxide, it contains zirconium oxide Nano crystallites, which act as catalysts for carbon nanostructures. The catalytic performance of this material was evaluated for the decomposition of ethanol at 900 °C, with N2 flow. The structural characterization of the resulting catalyst was carried out by means of SEM and XRD. The decomposed carbon of absolute ethanol diffuses through the surface of the nanostructured material and precipitates in carbon structures called multiple-walled nanotubes, which could be visualized/detected/identified by TEM, showing diameters of the carbon nanotubes that range from 15 to 25 nm.