THE APPLICATIONS OF CARBON NANOTUBES FOR THE SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Author (s) : A.Suguna, S.Ramya, N.Janani, P.Vijayalakshmi

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Abstract :
Carbon nanotubes have been attracting lots of attention from various fields of science and technology because of their extraordinary physical and chemical performances owing to their intrinsic nano-sized one-dimensional nature. The most common process to synthesize carbon nanotubes is CCVD method, because this technique is very powerful for large scale production and controlling the nanostructure. CCVD method uses most commonly the nano-sized iron particle that are either dispersed on the substrate or sprayed for floating reactant technique We are facing many environmental problems such as global warming and pollution, constant shortage of water, and processing of agricultural wastes, etc. Therefore, finding measures for the resolution of such urgent issues is required. In this account, since we believe that carbon nanotubes and nanocarbons have the ideal properties to solve such problems, some applications aiming toward resloving the environmental issues will be introduced. Firstly, the current usage of carbon nanotubes in energy storage devices as one of the important component of lithium ion secondary batteries is shown. Mainly, the effectiveness of the addition of carbon nanotubes to both cathode and anode electrode on the performance of lithium ion secondary batteries will be discussed. Secondly, the industrial usage of carbon annotates as multi-functional filler in polymeric composites such as functional rubber, water desalination membranes and unticorrosion paint will be summarized. Thirdly, for successful developments of CNT’s, the safety of carbon nanotubes is the most important issue By openly sharing all the information on risks and benefits of the carbon nonmaterial’s with all the stakeholders, by the responsible productions and uses, through designing the safe nanostructure based on CNTs, we will be able further enhance the use of CNTs to contribute for the sustainable world.

Keywords : Carbon nanotubes, applications, design safe nano

Conference Date : 13/11/2020

Pages : 65

Paper ID : 20065