Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles

Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized using the green chemistry technique; ferric chloride was used as a precursor agent and <i>Moringa oleifera</i> extract was used as a stabilizer agent. A black powder, characteristic of magnetite, was obtained. X-ray diffraction was performed on th...

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Main Authors: Rubén H. Olcay, Elia G. Palacios, Iván A. Reyes, Laura García-Hernández, Pedro A. Ramírez-Ortega, Sayra Ordoñez, Julio C. Juárez, Martín Reyes, Juan-Carlos González-Islas, Mizraim U. Flores
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author Rubén H. Olcay
Elia G. Palacios
Iván A. Reyes
Laura García-Hernández
Pedro A. Ramírez-Ortega
Sayra Ordoñez
Julio C. Juárez
Martín Reyes
Juan-Carlos González-Islas
Mizraim U. Flores
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Elia G. Palacios
Iván A. Reyes
Laura García-Hernández
Pedro A. Ramírez-Ortega
Sayra Ordoñez
Julio C. Juárez
Martín Reyes
Juan-Carlos González-Islas
Mizraim U. Flores
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description Magnetite nanoparticles were synthesized using the green chemistry technique; ferric chloride was used as a precursor agent and <i>Moringa oleifera</i> extract was used as a stabilizer agent. A black powder, characteristic of magnetite, was obtained. X-ray diffraction was performed on the synthesis product and identified as magnetite (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>). Scanning electron microscopy characterization shows that nanoparticles have a spherical morphology, with sizes ranging from 15 nm to 35 nm. The synthesis of carbon nanotubes was carried out by the pyrolytic chemical deposition technique, from which multiwalled carbon nanotubes were obtained with diameters of 15–35 nm and of varied length. The decoration was carried out using the wet and sonification technique, where a non-homogeneous coating was obtained around the nanotubes. The thermal decomposition for both decorated and undecorated nanotubes presents two mass losses but with different slopes, where the activation energy for the decorated carbon nanotubes was 79.54 kJ/mol, which shows that the decoration gives more stability to the nanotubes since the activation energy of the undecorated nanotubes is 25.74 kJ/mol.
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spelling doaj-art-de43f7cf475a4f3495391b8a817d89502024-12-27T14:16:20ZengMDPI AGC2311-56292024-11-011049610.3390/c10040096Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite NanoparticlesRubén H. Olcay0Elia G. Palacios1Iván A. Reyes2Laura García-Hernández3Pedro A. Ramírez-Ortega4Sayra Ordoñez5Julio C. Juárez6Martín Reyes7Juan-Carlos González-Islas8Mizraim U. Flores9Departamento de Metalurgia y Minas, Facultad de Ingeniería y Arquitectura, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique 1110939, ChileEscuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas-IPN, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco 07738, MexicoInstituto de Metalurgia, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí 78210, MexicoÁrea Electromecánica Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Tulancingo, Camino a Ahuehuetitla, #301 Col. Las Presas, Tulancingo 43642, MexicoÁrea Electromecánica Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Tulancingo, Camino a Ahuehuetitla, #301 Col. Las Presas, Tulancingo 43642, MexicoÁrea Electromecánica Industrial, Universidad Tecnológica de Tulancingo, Camino a Ahuehuetitla, #301 Col. Las Presas, Tulancingo 43642, MexicoÁrea Académica de Ciencias de La Tierra y Materiales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Carboneras 42184, MexicoÁrea Académica de Ciencias de La Tierra y Materiales, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Carboneras 42184, MexicoInstituto de Ciencias Básicas e Ingeniería, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo km 4.5, Carboneras 42184, MexicoEscuela Superior de Ingeniería Química e Industrias Extractivas-IPN, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Zacatenco 07738, MexicoMagnetite nanoparticles were synthesized using the green chemistry technique; ferric chloride was used as a precursor agent and <i>Moringa oleifera</i> extract was used as a stabilizer agent. A black powder, characteristic of magnetite, was obtained. X-ray diffraction was performed on the synthesis product and identified as magnetite (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>). Scanning electron microscopy characterization shows that nanoparticles have a spherical morphology, with sizes ranging from 15 nm to 35 nm. The synthesis of carbon nanotubes was carried out by the pyrolytic chemical deposition technique, from which multiwalled carbon nanotubes were obtained with diameters of 15–35 nm and of varied length. The decoration was carried out using the wet and sonification technique, where a non-homogeneous coating was obtained around the nanotubes. The thermal decomposition for both decorated and undecorated nanotubes presents two mass losses but with different slopes, where the activation energy for the decorated carbon nanotubes was 79.54 kJ/mol, which shows that the decoration gives more stability to the nanotubes since the activation energy of the undecorated nanotubes is 25.74 kJ/mol.https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/10/4/96thermal stabilitydecorated carbon nanotubesmagnetite nanoparticleskinetics analysis
spellingShingle Rubén H. Olcay
Elia G. Palacios
Iván A. Reyes
Laura García-Hernández
Pedro A. Ramírez-Ortega
Sayra Ordoñez
Julio C. Juárez
Martín Reyes
Juan-Carlos González-Islas
Mizraim U. Flores
Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
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thermal stability
decorated carbon nanotubes
magnetite nanoparticles
kinetics analysis
title Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
title_full Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
title_fullStr Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
title_full_unstemmed Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
title_short Kinetics of Thermal Decomposition of Carbon Nanotubes Decorated with Magnetite Nanoparticles
title_sort kinetics of thermal decomposition of carbon nanotubes decorated with magnetite nanoparticles
topic thermal stability
decorated carbon nanotubes
magnetite nanoparticles
kinetics analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/10/4/96
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