Lei Liu*, Shenao Pang, Zhuhui Luo
Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.11, pp. 3891-3906, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.028192
- 31 October 2023
Abstract The recycling of carbon fibers and protection from unwanted microwave radiation are two important environmental issues that need to be addressed in modern society. Herein, branched carbon nanofibers (CNFs) were
grown in-situ on recycled carbon fibers (RCFs) through the chemical vapor deposition method using nickel as
catalysts and thiophene as aided-catalysts. The effect of thiophene on the growth morphology of CNFs was investigated. Correspondingly, branched CNFs-RCFs and straight CNFs-RCFs were respectively obtained in the presence and absence of thiophene. The microstructure and electromagnetic behaviour investigations have shown
that the branched CNFs possess a typical multi-branched structure, More >
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