Carbon nanotube production over MCM-41 type catalytic materials via CVD method

We investigate the effects of mesoporous catalyst synthesis methods over carbon nanotube (CNT) production. Metal incorporated mesoporous catalysts were synthesized by two different microwave assisted synthesis methods. In the first method, MCM-41 mesoporous materials were synthesized with microwave radiation and then metal was impregnated into these as-synthesized MCM-41 samples. In the second method metal was added into the raw materials directly and then the mixture was treated in the microwave oven. The catalyst were tested in CVD for CNT production.