Carbon nano tube from natural source: banana peel
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Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering (MPE),Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh
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Banana peel has a great potential to be used as a source of renewable biomass energy
and for extracting some value-added material like activated carbon and carbon nano
tube. Banana is the number one fruit in Bangladesh considering its year round
availability, popularity and production. It accounts for 41% of the total fruit
production from 21% share in area. The average yield of banana is 15 t/ha, which will
result in a great source of banana peel.
Carbon Nano Tubes are very small tubes made solely of carbon molecules. They may
be single walled or multi walled having Sp2 bond on each atom. Due to their unique
properties and infinite applications they are considered as the material of the future..
This thesis describes the extraction and derive of carbon nano tube from banana peel
activated carbon and 2% mineral oil mixture which was used as a precursor for carbon
nano tube and nano carbon. The process of synthesis involves pyrolysis of precursors
at 1000C to 1200°C in a closed stainless-steel tube. The final products were analyzed
using SEM, EDX.
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Prof. Dr. A. K. M. Sadrul Islam,
Department of Mechanical and Chemical Engineering (MCE),
Islamic University of Technology (IUT),
Board Bazar, Gazipur-1704, Bangladesh
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