ABSTRACT
ABSTRACT: This study investigates the synthesis of multi walled nanotubes by the decomposition of acetylene over misch metal catalyst in a chemical vapour deposition reactor. The synthesized CNTs were analyzed by different spectroscopic techniques. Also, a kinetic model for MWNT growth is proposed to investigate the dependence of the flow rate of precursor on CNT production rate. The model is validated by comparing its predictions with a set of experimental measurements and is simulated in MATLAB software. The experimental results were found to agree well with the theoretical predictions obtained from the model. In addition to the synthesis and modeling of CNTs, this work also embodies a technique for conductive coating using multi walled carbon nanotubes.
