Carbon Nanotubes from Plant Derived Hydrocarbon - An Efficient Renewable Precursor

The present work aspire to explore cost effective a natural renewable Eco-friendly green precursor for the synthesis of Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) using methyl ester of Moringa oleifera oil over Fe-Co impregnated Alumina support at 650 °C under N2 atmosphere. The characterization of the as-grown carbon materials were analyzed by Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), High resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), XRD and Raman spectroscopic analysis. The bimetallic catalyst of Co and Fe supported on alumina gel particles improves the quality and uniformity in diameters of CNTs. The diameters of as-synthesized nanotubes are in the range of 19 nm to 22 nm.