Issue 27, 2015
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Chemical Communications

Controlled cutting and hydroxyl functionalization of carbon nanotubes through autoclaving and sonication in hydrogen peroxide†

Ethan J. Weydemeyer,‡a   Alicia J. Sawdon‡a  and  Ching-An Peng*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA
E-mail: cpeng@mtu.edu
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Abstract

In this study, an eco-friendly process utilizing a low concentration of hydrogen peroxide along with autoclaving and sonication was developed, accomplishing both carbon nanotube size reduction and hydroxyl functionalization.

Graphical abstract: Controlled cutting and hydroxyl functionalization of carbon nanotubes through autoclaving and sonication in hydrogen peroxide

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC01115A
Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Feb 2015
Accepted
26 Feb 2015
First published
04 Mar 2015

Chem. Commun., 2015,51, 5939-5942

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Controlled cutting and hydroxyl functionalization of carbon nanotubes through autoclaving and sonication in hydrogen peroxide

E. J. Weydemeyer, A. J. Sawdon and C. Peng, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 5939 DOI: 10.1039/C5CC01115A

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