Sintering Behavior of CNT Reinforced Al6061 and Al2124 Nanocomposites by Nouari Saheb

“…Ball milling and spark plasma sintering were successfully used to produce carbon nanotube reinforced Al6061 and Al2124 nanocomposites which have potential applications in the fields of aerospace, automotive, electronics, and high precision instrumentation. …”
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Preparation and Characterisation of LiFePO4/CNT Material for Li-Ion Batteries by Rushanah Mohamed, Shan Ji, Vladimir Linkov

“…The synthesis technique involved growth of carbon nanotubes onto the LiFePO4 using a novel spray pyrolysis-modified CVD technique. …”
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Effect of CNT-COOH Addition on the Compressive Strength, Chloride Resistance, and Microstructure of Cement Mortar by Xiaofan Wang, Yao Shi, Xueyang Pei, Lipeng Cui, Hua Zhu

“…This work evaluated the effect of multiwalled carboxyl carbon nanotube (CNT-COOH), upon cement mortar. In order to obtain a homogeneous suspension, the CNT-COOH was dispersed in distilled water, and it then underwent an ultrasonication treatment. …”
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Feasibility of Carbonaceous Nanomaterial-Assisted Photocatalysts Calcined at Different Temperatures for Indoor Air Applications by Wan-Kuen Jo, Kun-Hwan Kim

“…This study examined the characteristics and photocatalytic activity of multiwall carbon nanotube-assisted TiO2 (MWNT-TiO2) nanocomposites calcined at different temperatures to assess their potential indoor air applications. …”
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Importance of the α-plot Method in the Characterization of Nanoporous Materials by Jhonny Villarroel-Rocha, Deicy Barrera, Andrés A. García Blanco, Ma. Eugenia Roca Jalil, Karim Sapag

“…The analysis was segregated into three categories: (i) microporous materials, in which the analyzed samples are activated carbons (ACs) with different pore-size distributions, a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) and a zeolite (MS5A); (ii) mesoporous materials, including ordered mesoporous carbons (CMK-3) and ordered mesoporous siliceous materials (MCM-41 and SBA-15); and (iii) micro-mesoporous materials, in which pillared clays (PILCs) obtained with different metals (Al, Si, Fe and Zr) were studied. …”
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Mitigation of membrane fouling in dye wastewater using a ternary WO3/CNT/ZnO composite photocatalytic membrane by Chong Wei Tze, Ong Yit Thai

“…A ternary tungsten trioxide/carbon nanotube/zinc oxide (WO3/CNT/ZnO) composite photocatalyst was applied to form a ternary WO3/CNT/ZnO composite photocatalytic membrane via a wet processing technique. …”
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Determination of Phosphatidylcholine in Artificial Crude Soybean Oil by Biosensor Based on Horseradish Peroxidase/Choline Oxidase-Modified Glassy Carbon Electrode by WANG Donghua, WANG Xu, WANG Yuting, GAO Shan, WANG Weining, YANG Fuming, YU Dianyu

“…A biosensor for the determination of phosphatidylcholine (PC) in artificial crude soybean oil was fabricated by immobilizing horseradish peroxidase (HRP) and choline oxidase (ChOx) onto on a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) modified with multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNTs), SnO2 and chitosan (CS). Under the conditions of ChOx and HRP addition each at 2.5 U and pH 7.5, the sensor showed significant electrochemical response to PC. …”
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Haar Wavelet Method for Nonlinear Vibration of Functionally Graded CNT-Reinforced Composite Beams Resting on Nonlinear Elastic Foundations in Thermal Environment by Jianyu Fan, Jin Huang

“…This paper presents a simple and effective approach based on the Haar wavelet discretization method (HWDM) for the nonlinear vibration analysis of carbon nanotube-reinforced composite (CNTRC) beams resting on a nonlinear elastic foundation in a thermal environment. …”
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Implementation of a Lightweight and Portable Horn Antenna Using 3-D Printing Technology by Serhan Yamaçlı

“…The novelty of the antenna is that it is produced using a 3D printer with a conductive filament containing carbon nanotube particles. The geometric dimensions of the antenna were calculated by means of an antenna design software. …”
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The Effect of Interaction between Nanofillers and Epoxy on Mechanical and Thermal Properties of Nanocomposites: Theoretical Prediction and Experimental Analysis by S. Khostavan, M. Fazli, M. Ghorbanzadeh Ahangari, Y. Rostamiyan

“…In this paper, we first investigated interaction between carbon nanotube (CNT) and montmorillonite clay (MMT) absorbing on epoxy surface in a theoretical study based on the density functional theory (DFT) calculations. …”
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Simulation and analysis of ZnO/SWCNT solar cell using the SCAPS-1D program by Najim Abdelhafid, Laassouli Abdelmounaim, Moulaoui Lhouceine, Bajjou Omar, Rahmani Khalid

“…The exceptional optical and electrical properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT) material present significant potential for solar cells, especially when used with zinc oxide (ZnO) as a buffer layer. …”
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Morphological Effect of CNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Photoelectrodes Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell on Photovoltaic Performance with Various Annealing Temperatures by Mohd Zikri Razali, Huda Abdullah, Izamarlina Asaahari

“…This research focused on the fabrication of dye-sensitized solar cell based on a photoanode of carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) nanocomposite photoanode synthesized through acid-catalyzed sol-gel method. …”
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Sustainable Materials and Technologies for Biomedical Applications by Pralhad Pesode, Shivprakash Barve, Sagar V. Wankhede, Akbar Ahmad

“…Carbon, which is a key category of sustainable biomaterials, is found in a wide range of carbonaceous gels and biomaterials based on cellulose fibres and carbon nanotube. The goal of this article is to give a thorough review of a few of the most recent developments, uses, and challenges for biomaterials made from sustainable resources. …”
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Manipulation of MWCNT Concentration in MWCNT/TiO2 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Huda Abdullah, Mohd Zikri Razali, Sahbudin Shaari, Mohd Raihan Taha

“…Dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) using multiwalled carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (MWCNT/TiO2) was successfully synthesized using sol-gel method. …”
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Immobilization of Amorphous NiB Nanoparticles on Mesoporous Supports: Superior Catalysis for Controllably Hydrolyzing NaBH4 to Release H2 by Quanxing Liu, Jun Zhang, Xigang Du, Gang Mi, Yana Dong

“…Taking Ni(CH3COO)2 and NaBH4 as the Ni and B sources and selecting three kinds of mesoporous materials (carbon nanotube (CNTs), activated carbon (AC), and silica (SiO2)) as supports, the liquid-phase reduction-in situ deposition tactics was employed to fabricate the amorphous alloy NiB and its corresponding supported catalysts (NiB/CNTs, NiB/AC, and NiB/SiO2) with assistance of a suitable stabilizer and ultrasonic treatment. …”
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Unveiling the CO2 adsorption capabilities of carbon nanostructures from biomass waste: An extensive review by Arun Kumar Senthilkumar, Mohanraj Kumar, Mohammed Abdul Kader, Mohd. Shkir, Jih-Hsing Chang

“…Furthermore, this article offers a thorough review of carbon nanotube (CNT), graphene, and other diverse carbon structures obtained from different biomass sources, and also their potential future study areas are discussed. …”
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High sensitivity flexible strain sensor for motion monitoring based on MWCNT@MXene and silicone rubber by Muhammad Luthfi Hakim, Zufar Alfarros, Herianto Herianto, Muhammad Akhsin Muflikhun

“…In this study, MXene was successfully synthesized in powder form and combined with multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) to develop MWCNT@MXene conductive network-based flexible strain sensors with silicone rubber (SR) substrate. …”
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Corrosion Sensor Development for Condition-Based Maintenance of Aircraft by Gino Rinaldi, Trisha Huber, Heather McIntosh, Les Lebrun, Heping Ding, John Weber

“…In this work, part of the ongoing development of a multiparameter integrated corrosion sensor is presented. It consists of carbon nanotube/polyaniline polymer sensors and commercial-off-the-shelf sensors. …”
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Burst plasma preparation of metallic nanoparticles on carbon fabrics for antibacterial and electrocatalytic applications by Guiyin Xu, Zheyi Meng, Yunteng Cao, Zixu Tao, Qing-Jie Li, Myles Stapelberg, Bing Han, Rui Gao, Qipeng Yu, Meng Gu, Benedetto Marelli, Hailiang Wang, Meifang Zhu, Ju Li

“…A piece of silver–carbon nanotube paper with a silver loading of ~0.13 mg cm−2 treated after a few-second plasmashock presents good antibacterial and electrocatalytic properties in wastewater, even after 20 bactericidal immersion cycles, due to the strong bonding of the nanoparticles to the substrate. …”
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Chemical Vapour Deposition of MWCNT on Silica Coated Fe3O4 and Use of Response Surface Methodology for Optimizing the Extraction of Organophosphorus Pesticides from Water by Veronica W. O. Wanjeri, Sefater Gbashi, Jane C. Ngila, Patrick Njobeh, Messai A. Mamo, Patrick G. Ndungu

“…Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) was fixed onto the surface of a magnetic silica (Fe3O4@SiO2) substrate via chemical vapour deposition (CVD). …”
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