Comparison of the price of CVD and electric arc discharge synthesis of CNTs.
Carbon nanomaterials | Diameter or size (nm) | Method | Assay | Price | Source |
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SWCNTs | 0.7–1.1 | CVD | >77% | $1600 per g | https://www.sigmaaldrich.com (July 2021) |
0.7–0.9 | >93% | $1500 per g | |||
— | >95% | $1650 per g | |||
4.0–5.0 | Electric arc discharge | >90% | $2720 per g | ||
4.0–5.0 | >80% | $690 per mg | |||
MWCNTs | 110–170 | CVD | >90% | $80 per g | |
6–13 | >98% | $100 per g | |||
7–15 | Electric arc discharge | >20% | $920 per g |