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

Ethan J Weydemeyer; Alicia J Sawdon; Ching-An Peng

doi:10.1039/c5cc01115a

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

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Apr 7;51(27):5939-42. doi: 10.1039/c5cc01115a. Epub 2015 Mar 4.

Authors

Ethan J Weydemeyer¹, Alicia J Sawdon, Ching-An Peng

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, MI 49931, USA. cpeng@mtu.edu.

PMID: 25736168
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc01115a

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.