Nanohybrid Materials Based on Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulating Catalytic Nanoparticles: Elaboration, Characterization & Applications

This report basically discusses the research done and understanding of the chosen topic,
which is Nanohybrid Materials Based on Carbon Nanotubes Encapsulating
Catalytic Nanoparticules: Elaboration, Characterization & Application. The aim of
this project is to create nanohybrid material that will increase efficiency and performance
of the existence material. The pristine Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWNT) will be
oxidized first with acid nitric through acid treatment. Metal oxide will be encapsulated
inside the Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (MWNT) by using hydrothermal route.
Characterization techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Fourier
Transform Infrared (FTIR), Thermo Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), Transmission Electron
Microscopy (TEM), and X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) are being used to investigate the
structure of the carbon nanotubes. From the characterization results, it is clearly can be
seen that after the acid treatment reaction, the tip of the tube is open for Multiwalled
nanotubes (MWNT) while it is close for pristine single walled nanotubes (SWNT). Also,
from the FTIR result, it is proven that ZnO were introduced or encapsulated inside the
MWNT after simple hydrothermal route reaction. Finally, the application of this
nanohybrid material will be elaborated