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Carbon Nanotube Sponges

  1. Xuchun Gui1,
  2. Jinquan Wei1,
  3. Kunlin Wang1,
  4. Anyuan Cao2,*,
  5. Hongwei Zhu1,
  6. Yi Jia1,
  7. Qinke Shu1,
  8. Dehai Wu1,*

Article first published online: 9 NOV 2009

DOI: 10.1002/adma.200902986

Issue

Advanced Materials

Advanced Materials

Volume 22, Issue 5, pages 617–621, February 2, 2010

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How to Cite

Gui, X., Wei, J., Wang, K., Cao, A., Zhu, H., Jia, Y., Shu, Q. and Wu, D. (2010), Carbon Nanotube Sponges. Adv. Mater., 22: 617–621. doi: 10.1002/adma.200902986

Author Information

  1. 1

    Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University Beijing 100084 (P. R. China)

  2. 2

    Department of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology College of Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 (P. R. China)

*Department of Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology College of Engineering, Peking University Beijing 100871 (P. R. China).

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 2 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 9 NOV 2009
  3. Manuscript Received: 30 AUG 2009

Funded by

  • NSFC. Grant Number: 50672047

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Keywords:

  • Carbon nanotubes;
  • Sponges;
  • Self-assembly;
  • Water remediation;
  • Oil spill cleanup
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Carbon nanotube sponges are synthesized by chemical vapor deposition, in which nanotubes are self-assembled into a three-dimensionally interconnected framework. The sponges are very light, highly porous, hydrophobic in pristine form, and can be elastically and reversibly deformed into any shape. The sponges can float on water surfaces and absorb large-area spreading oil films (see images), suggesting promising environmental applications.

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