Simple one-step synthesis of carbon nanoparticles from aliphatic alcohols and n-hexane by stable solution plasma process
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This paper examines a simple one-step and catalyst-free method for synthesizing carbon
nanoparticles from aliphatic alcohols and n-hexane with linear molecule formations by using
a stable solution plasma process with a bipolar pulse and an external resistor. When the
external resistor is adopted, it is observed that the current spikes are dramatically decreased,
which induced production of a more stable discharge. Six aliphatic linear alcohols (methanol-
hexanol) containing carbon with oxygen sources are studied as possible precursors for
the massive production of carbon nanoparticles. Additional study is also carried out with the
use of n-hexane containing many carbons without an oxygen source in order to enhance the
formation of carbon nanoparticles and to eliminate unwanted oxygen effects. The obtained
carbon nanoparticles are characterized with field emission-scanning electron microscopy,
energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The results show that with
increasing carbon ratios in alcohol content, the synthesis rate of carbon nanoparticles is increased,
whereas the size of the carbon nanoparticles is decreased. Moreover, the degree of
graphitization of the carbon nanoparticles synthesized from 1-hexanol and n-hexane with a
high carbon (C)/oxygen (O) ratio and low or no oxygen is observed to be greater than that of
the carbon nanoparticles synthesized from the corresponding materials with a low C/O ratio.
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