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Carbon nanotubes were dispersed in water or tert butyl alcohol (TBA) after they were treated by acid. These two kinds of suspensions were dried by oven or vacuum freeze dryer. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and UV-Vis spectrophotometer were used in characterizing the morphology and re-dispersibility of CNTs before and after drying processes. The results show that when the dispersing agent is water, the re-dispersibility of CNTs dried by vacuum freeze dryer is worse than that by oven. However, when TBA is used as the dispersing agent, the re-dispersibility of CNTs dried by vacuum freeze dryer is better than that by oven. It is also shown that it is better to choose TBA as the dispersing agent. Comparatively, optimal re-dispersibility of CNTs could be obtained by vacuum freeze-drying method with TBA as dispersing agent, which could reach 91.2% of the dispersity of the original acid-treated CNTs suspension. This should be attributed to the fact that when the dispersing agent is suitable, vacuum freeze-drying could decrease the aggregation caused by capillary pressure, hydrogen and chemical bonding.
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Journal of Central South University (Science and Technology)
ISSN: 1672-7207
CN: 43-1426/N
Year: 2012
Issue: 10
Volume: 43
Page: 3833-3840
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