Effect of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in the Detection of Benzene at Room Temperature

<table class="table-group" id="tab1"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left" rowspan="2">Sample</td><td class="align_center" colspan="3">Element (%)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_center">C</td><td class="align_center">O</td><td class="align_center">N</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pristine CNT</td><td class="align_center">97.02</td><td class="align_center">2.98</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CNT-carboxylic</td><td class="align_center">92.84</td><td class="align_center">7.19</td><td class="align_center">—</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CNT-amide</td><td class="align_center">85.80</td><td class="align_center">7.74</td><td class="align_center">6.46</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Elemental composition of pristine and functionalized CNTs.</div>

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Table 1: Effect of Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes in the Detection of Benzene at Room Temperature 