Research Article

Impact on CO2 Uptake of MWCNT after Acid Treatment Study

Table 4

Oxidation results from literature.

ReferenceMaterialOxidizing agentTime of the oxidation step [h]Temperature of the oxidation step [K]Oxidation ratio at.% O : at.% C

This researchMWCNTPristine0.011
HNO363730.080
HNO3/H2SO463730.092

[24]CNFPristine0.016
Conc. HNO32Not stated0.069

[27]MWCNTPristine0.012
4M HNO3/H2SO412Boiling point0.024
4M HNO3/H2SO424Boiling point0.072
4M HNO3/H2SO448Boiling point0.078
4M HNO3/H2SO496Boiling point0.096
4M HNO3/H2SO4168Boiling point0.107