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Advancement in Carbon Nanotubes: Processing Techniques, Purification and Industrial Applications

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Right from the starting, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been given special attention. Numerous researchers have investigated the processing techniques, purification as well as mechano-physical properties of this advanced form of Carbon (C). At present, CNTs and its composites have gained industrial importance due to its better mechanical, optical and thermal properties when it is compared with other materials. Development in carbon nanotubes-based composites has opened up scopes for their utilization in engineering applications. Various properties such as physical, structural, thermal and mechanical have been improved due to the utilization of CNTs as the reinforcement phase in the composites. The aim of the present chapter is to report the advancement in processing techniques, purification and industrial applications of carbon nanotubes and their composites. Among all the processing techniques, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) is widely used to synthesize carbon nanotubes and oxidation techniques is used for purification purposes. This work also examines the reported literature on the processing and purification of carbon nanotubes as well as the use of carbon nanotubes in the development of composites.

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Jamwal, A., Hasan, M.Z., Agrawal, R., Sharma, M., Thakur, S., Gupta, P. (2021). Advancement in Carbon Nanotubes: Processing Techniques, Purification and Industrial Applications. In: Khan, Z.H. (eds) Emerging Trends in Nanotechnology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9904-0_11

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