Preparation of high purity carbon nanospheres by the chemical reaction of calcium carbide and oxalic acid

The chemical reaction between calcium carbide and oxalic acid has been used to produce high quality carbon nanospheres (CNSs) at the temperature as low as 65 °C without any catalysts. The synthesized CNSs have high purity (>95%), high carbon content (98%) and very uniform size (80–100 nm).

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Published in:Carbon (New York) 2009-08, Vol.47 (9), p.2292-2295
Main Authors: Xie, Yonggui, Huang, Qizhong, Huang, Baiyun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Catalysis
Chemistry
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Fullerenes and related materials
diamonds, graphite
General and physical chemistry
Materials science
Physics
Specific materials
Theory of reactions, general kinetics. Catalysis. Nomenclature, chemical documentation, computer chemistry
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Summary:The chemical reaction between calcium carbide and oxalic acid has been used to produce high quality carbon nanospheres (CNSs) at the temperature as low as 65 °C without any catalysts. The synthesized CNSs have high purity (>95%), high carbon content (98%) and very uniform size (80–100 nm).
ISSN:0008-6223
1873-3891
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2009.04.032