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Optimization of carbon nanotube-coated monolith by direct liquid injection chemical vapor deposition based on Taguchi method


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Omar, Qistina and Ali, Salmiaton and Choong, Thomas Shean Yaw and Yap, Taufiq Yun Hin and Siajam, Shamsul Izhar (2020) Optimization of carbon nanotube-coated monolith by direct liquid injection chemical vapor deposition based on Taguchi method. Catalysts, 10 (1). art. no. 67. pp. 1-17. ISSN 2073-4344

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have the potential to act as a catalyst support in many sciences and engineering fields due to their outstanding properties. The CNT-coated monolith was synthesized over a highly active Ni catalyst using direct liquid injection chemical vapor deposition (CVD). The aim was to study the optimum condition for synthesizing CNT-coated monoliths. The Taguchi method with L9 (34) orthogonal array design was employed to optimize the experimental conditions of CNT-coated monoliths. The design response was the percentage of carbon yield expressed by the signal-to-noise (S/N) value. The parameters including the mass ratio of Ni to citric acid (Ni:CA) (A), the injection rate of carbon source (B), time of reaction (C), and operating temperature (D) were selected at three levels. The results showed that the optimum conditions for CNT-coated monolith were established at A1B2C1D2 and the most influential parameter was D followed by B, C, and A. The ANOVA analysis showed the design was significant with R-squared and standard deviation of the factorial model equal to 0.9982 and 0.22, respectively. A confirmation test was conducted to confirm the optimum condition with the actual values of the average percentage of carbon yield deviated 1.4% from the predicted ones. The CNT-coated monoliths were characterized by various techniques such as field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and Raman spectroscopy.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Engineering
Faculty of Science
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.3390/catal10010067
Publisher: MDPI
Keywords: Carbon nanotubes; Carbon vapor deposition; Optimization; Taguchi method
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 03 May 2020 23:04
Last Modified: 03 May 2020 23:04
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/38184
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