FUEL 231 |
| Carbon nano-onions (CNOs), multi-layered giant fullerenes, may be the least studied new allotrope of carbon. In particular, their chemical reactivity remains largely unexplored. We report here on three aspects of CNO reactivity: (1) mechanochemical reactions of CNOs with KOH; (2) growth of metal and nonmetal oxides on CNO cores; and (3) attempts to incorporate boron into CNOs by incorporating boron-containing precursors into the underwater carbon-arc discharge synthesis. CNO products were characterized mainly by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and electron microscopy (SEM). |
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Chemistry of Carbon Materials and Nanomaterials
8:30 AM-11:45 AM, Thursday, April 10, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Rm. 240/241, Oral
Division of Fuel Chemistry |