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Scaled-up prototype of carbon nanotube production system utilizing waste cooking palm oil precursor and its nanocomposite application as supercapacitor electrodes

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A simple approach has been introduced for the first time for a scaled-up prototype of a carbon nanotube (CNT) production system by utilizing waste cooking palm oil (WCPO) as carbon feedstock. A modified thermal chemical vapor deposition (TCVD) setup is equipped with a peristaltic sprayer to continuously supply the precursor and catalyst into the system. A total amount of 1000 ml WCPO precursor was sprayed continuously during the experiment with 5.33 wt% ferrocene as catalyst at a flow rate of 30 ml/min. A total of ~433 g CNT were produced with a high carbon conversion rate of 56 %. The produced CNT were then characterized by using electron microscopy, micro-Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis. Growth of dense CNT with a high purity of ~87 % and good crystallinity (I D /I G ratio ~0.47) occurred. A CNT/natural rubber-latex (NRL) nanocomposite was also prepared by using latex nanotechnology for supercapacitor application. The nanocomposite exhibited a good capacitance performance with a specific capacitance of 81.82 F/g. This study determined that a high production of CNT using modified TCVD method provided benefits for its utilization as composite material, especially CNT/NRL nanocomposite, for supercapacitor application.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the Kurita Water and Environment Foundation Grant, (Grant code: 2015-0151-102-11), the National Nanotechnology Directorate Division Research Grant (Grant code: 2014-0015-102-03), the Fundamental Research Grant Scheme (Grant code: 2015-0154-102-02), the Prototype Development Research Grant Scheme (Grant code: 2013-0097-102-32), and the MARA Innovation and Research Grant Scheme (Grant code: 2016-0006-101-20).

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  1. Nanotechnology Research Centre, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia

    A. B. Suriani, J. Norhafizah & A. Mohamed

  2. Department of Physics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia

    A. B. Suriani & J. Norhafizah

  3. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, 35900, Tanjung Malim, Perak, Malaysia

    A. Mohamed

  4. NANO-ElecTronic Centre (NET), Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    M. H. Mamat & M. F. Malek

  5. NANO-SciTech Centre (NST), Institute of Science (IOS), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), 40450, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia

    M. F. Malek

  6. Microelectronic and Nanotechnology–Shamsuddin Research Centre (MiNT-SRC), Faculty of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 86400, Parit Raja, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia

    M. K. Ahmad

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Suriani, A.B., Norhafizah, J., Mohamed, A. et al. Scaled-up prototype of carbon nanotube production system utilizing waste cooking palm oil precursor and its nanocomposite application as supercapacitor electrodes. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 27, 11599–11605 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-016-5291-x

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