Table 3.
Results of additional particle characterization of CNT/F
| MW #1 | MW #2 | MW #3 | MW #4 | MW #5 | MW #6 | MW #7 | CNF #1 | CNF #2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Area (m2/g ± SD) |
237.7 ± 1.0 | 211.9 ± 1.8 | 218.6 ± 1.2 | 99.4 ± 1.1 | 25.2 ± 0.4 | 25.4 ± 0.4 | 24.7 ± 0.4 | 29.4 ± 0.2 | 18.0 ± 0.2 |
| Dustiness | |||||||||
| Dustiness Total (%) | 3.8 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 14.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 4.9 | ND |
| Dustiness Respirable (%) | 0.84 | 1.10 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 2.40 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 1.40 | ND |
| Density | |||||||||
| Bulk Density (g/cm3) | 0.087 | 0.007 | 0.082 | 0.169 | 0.007 | 0.075 | 0.061 | 0.020 | 0.032 |
| Tapped Density (g/cm3) | 0.119 | 0.008 | 0.095 | 0.222 | 0.010 | 0.095 | 0.073 | 0.028 | 0.045 |
| Endotoxin | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD |
| PAH | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD | BLD |
| Metal Catalyst | |||||||||
| % Fe | 0.317 | 1.725 | 1.603 | 3.423 | 0.270 | 5.006 | 6.169 | 1.168 | 1.142 |
| % Al | 0.310 | 0.028 | 2.116 | 0.019 | N/A | 0.035 | N/A | 0.006 | 0.013 |
| TGA | |||||||||
| TGA -Avg onset oxidation, °C | 550 ± 2 | 603 ± 2 | 575 ± 0 | 560 ± 2 | 735 ± 2 | 581 ± 0 | 592 ± 0 | 593 ± 0 | 694 ± 0 |
| TGA - Mean Residual Ash, % | 1.74 ± 0.01 | 3.98 ± 0.26 | 8.21 ± 0.26 | 4.75 ± 0.07 | 1.11 ± 0.28 | 7.88 ± 0.15 | 8.95 ± 0.29 | 1.79 ± 0.12 | 2.21 ± 0.16 |
| Anti-oxidative Capacity | |||||||||
| % | 64.53 ± 23.91 | 75.41 ± 25.66 | 76.34 ± 27.37 | 88.17 ± 28.40 | 91.49 ± 21.37 | 84.78 ± 25.74 | 77.27 ± 19.96 | 100.12 ± 22.69 | 99.80 ± 24.19 |
BLD below the level of detection