Carbon nanotubes can be grown by several catalytic methods with moderate yields and at high costs. This project studied and further developed the non-catalytic growth method developed at NASA. Using this method, we non-catalytically produced raw samples with a 70% yield of nanotubes at approximately $10/gram. We then changed variables in the production of the nanotubes and analyzed the carbon product with scanning electron microscopy and several more specific analytic techniques to evaluate the nanotubes produced under different conditions.

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Creator

• Marzullo, Jesse Michael
• Pytel, Rachel Z.
• Hoosick, Shannon Christine

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01A011M

Advisor

• McNamara, Karen M.
• Camesano, Terri Anne
• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2001

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Chemical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-10-11