Synthesis of carbon nanospheres through carbonization of Areca nut

Authors

S Yallappa, B M S College of Engineering
Shoriya Aruni Abdul Manaf, Universiti Malaysia Pahang
Muhammad Shiddiky, Griffith University
Jung Ho Kim, University of WollongongFollow
Md Shahriar Hossain, University of WollongongFollow
Victor Malgras, National Institute for Materials Science, JapanFollow
Yusuke Yamauchi, University of WollongongFollow
Gurumurthy Hegde, BMS College of Engineering

RIS ID

112829

Publication Details

Yallappa, S., Manaf, S., Shiddiky, M. J. A., Kim, J., Hossain, M. A., Malgras, V., Yamauchi, Y. & Hegde, G. (2017). Synthesis of carbon nanospheres through carbonization of Areca nut. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 17 (4), 2837-2842.

Abstract

We demonstrate a bio-inspired one-pot synthesis of carbon nanospheres with micro-porosity achieved from a promising carbon-rich source (Areca nut) using direct pyrolysis in nitrogen atmosphere at 550 °C in a tube-furnace without adding any catalysts. The resultant carbon spheres are highly monodispersed, uniformly shaped and possess good absorption behaviour (10.5 mg · g−1) for methylene blue (MB).