Research Article

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

Table 2

Intensity of peaks appeared in pristine CNT, CNT-carboxylic, and CNT-amide.

SamplePeak (cmāˆ’1) (bond)Intensity (%)

Pristine CNT1640 (C=C)88
2880 (C=O carboxyl)74

CNT-carboxylic1640 (C=C)54
1880 (C=O carbonyl)12
3100 (O-H)78
2880 (C=O carboxyl)89

CNT-amide1650 (C=O amide)98
1404 (N-H bending)79
2880 (C=O carboxyl)81
3300 (N-H stretching)57