Catalytic performance of calcium titanate for catalytic decomposition of waste polypropylene to carbon nanotubes in a single-stage cvd reactor
dc.contributor.author | Modekwe, Helen Uchenna | |
dc.contributor.author | Mamo, Messai Adenew | |
dc.contributor.author | Daramola, Michael Olawale | |
dc.contributor.author | Moothi, Kapil | |
dc.contributor.email | michael.daramola@up.ac.za | en_ZA |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-03-25T09:07:25Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-03-25T09:07:25Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2020-09 | |
dc.description.abstract | Calcium titanate mixed metal oxides with different contents were used as supports for NiMo catalyst prepared by the sol–gel method. The activities of these catalysts were tested in the catalytic decomposition of waste polypropylene (PP) for the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a single-stage chemical vapor deposition technique. The physico-chemical properties of the catalysts and deposited carbon over the catalysts were checked by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), temperature-programmed reduction (TPR), N2 physisorption, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Raman spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The TEM and XRD results presented a high dispersion of the active metal species on the surface of the support materials. The result showed that increasing the support content led to an increased crystallite size of the catalysts and a resultant reduction in CNTs yield from 44% to 35%. NiMo-supported CaTiO3 catalyst displayed good catalytic activity and stability toward CNTs growth. Furthermore, the effect of calcination temperature on the morphology, yield, and quality of CNTs was also studied, and it was observed that thermal treatment up to 700 ◦C could produce well graphitized, high-quality, and high-yield CNTs from the waste PP. | en_ZA |
dc.description.department | Chemical Engineering | en_ZA |
dc.description.librarian | pm2021 | en_ZA |
dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Johannesburg, South Africa | en_ZA |
dc.description.uri | http://www.mdpi.com/journal/catalysts | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.citation | Modekwe, H.U.; Mamo, M.A.; Daramola, M.O.; Moothi, K. Catalytic Performance of Calcium Titanate for Catalytic Decomposition of Waste Polypropylene to Carbon Nanotubes in a Single-Stage CVD Reactor. Catalysts 2020, 10, 1030. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10091030 | en_ZA |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4344 (online) | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.3390/catal10091030 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/79103 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_ZA |
dc.publisher | MDPI | en_ZA |
dc.rights | © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license. | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Calcium titanate | en_ZA |
dc.subject | NiMo catalyst | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Catalyst support | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Carbon nanotubes | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Waste polypropylene | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Raman spectroscopy | en_ZA |
dc.subject | X-ray diffraction (XRD) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | Temperature-programmed reduction (TPR) | en_ZA |
dc.subject | N2 physisorption | en_ZA |
dc.title | Catalytic performance of calcium titanate for catalytic decomposition of waste polypropylene to carbon nanotubes in a single-stage cvd reactor | en_ZA |
dc.type | Article | en_ZA |