Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Aerogels – The World’s 3D Lightest Materials for Environment Applications: A Review

Phan Ngoc Hong; Dang Nhat Minh; Nguyen Van Hung; Phan Ngoc Minh; Phan Hong Khoi

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Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Aerogels – The World’s 3D Lightest Materials for Environment Applications: A Review

Phan Ngoc Hong, Dang Nhat Minh, Nguyen Van Hung, Phan Ngoc Minh, Phan Hong Khoi

Published in International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 6, Issue 6)

Received: 25 August 2017 Accepted: 13 September 2017 Published: 29 October 2017

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Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Aerogels (CNTAs & GAs)- the world’s lightest 3D materials (GA isseven times lighter than air - a cubic meter weighs just 160 grams) attracted widespread attention due to their excellent mechanical compressible properties, high temperature and thermal stability, recyclable and highly efficient organic pollutants adsorption capability (GA can absorb up to 900 times its own weight in oil and do so quickly, with one gram of Aerogel able to absorb up to 68.8 grams of organics per second). In this review, we present briefly recent progress in synthesis methods for fabrication of 3D CNTAs andGAs and their emerging applications in the field of environmental protection such as removingoil, organic pollutants, arsenic ions and other toxic metalsfrom water. Furthermore, to assist advanced research for practical applications of these 3D materials, the technical challenges are discussed, and future research directions are proposed.

Published in	International Journal of Materials Science and Applications (Volume 6, Issue 6)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijmsa.20170606.12
Page(s)	277-283
Creative Commons	This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Carbon Nanotube Aerogels, Graphene Aerogels, 3D Materials, Environment Protection, Applications

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Phan Ngoc Hong; Dang Nhat Minh; Nguyen Van Hung; Phan Ngoc Minh; Phan Hong Khoi. Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Aerogels – The World’s 3D Lightest Materials for Environment Applications: A Review. Int. J. Mater. Sci. Appl. 2017, 6(6), 277-283. doi: 10.11648/j.ijmsa.20170606.12

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Phan Ngoc Hong

Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Dang Nhat Minh

Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Center for High Technology Development, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Nguyen Van Hung

Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phan Ngoc Minh

Institute of Materials Science, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam; Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
Phan Hong Khoi

Center for High Technology Development, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

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