II International Symposium on Carbon for Catalysis ABSTRACTS

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individual 3d-metals served as a catalyst, as well as their binary mixtures and different metals
alloys.
Obtained experimental samples are filament nanofibres with diameter from 8 to 60 nm,
with length to 3 micrometer and longer, consisting of crystalline nanographite generated in
“fish bone” structure. All the fibres have curved shape and the amount of inclusions (catalyst
metal elements mainly) doesn’t exceed 1% after appropriate purification (Fig.1). We managed
to receive specific CNFs yield – 18-25g per 1g of catalyst, that is a rather perspective result in
conditions of industrial production.
Fig. 1 Nanofibre microstructure photo
Fig. 2 3d-view of industrial
reactor for obtaining of CNFs
High CNMs selectivity was experimentally confirmed and it was expressed in capability
of gaining the given properties (morphological and physical and mechanical) in dependence
on the technology.
The research and development allowed us creating the technological diagram for CNMs
obtaining and to prepare the patent documentation on reactor for the industrial production
with the output 2500-3000 kg/year (Fig. 2).
At present “NanoTechCentre” Enterprise (Tambov) was founded aimed at the equipment
production and the creation of the CNMs manufacture infrastructures. The manufacture is
planned to begin working at the end of 2005.
The technology developed together with CNFs production uses this CNFs technology as
a material to produce articles for different engineering purposes: polymer material and
antifriction alloy filling compounds, hydrogen storage, filters, adsorbents etc.
The authors are interested in the cooperative research for the large-scale application of
obtained CNMs and are ready to give the samples for experiments, to communicate and
exchange the information.
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