Classroom-Scale Demonstrations Using Flash Ignition of Carbon Nanotubes

Jesse T. McCann and Younan Xia
Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195
Dean J. Campbell and Kylee E. Korte
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Bradley University, Peoria, IL 61625
Daniel T. Haworth and Mark R. Bartlet
Department of Chemistry, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881
J. Chem. Educ., 2006, 83 (10), p 1511
DOI: 10.1021/ed083p1511
Publication Date (Web): October 1, 2006

Abstract

Flash-initiated combustion of carbon nanotubes can be demonstrated in a large setting using a variety of demonstrations. These demonstrations can also be used to illustrate the importance of surface area in chemical reactions. In two of the demonstrations, the nanotubes melt or ignite a suspended, stretched piece of plastic film. The third demonstration utilizes the combustion of carbon nanotubes to ignite a strip of flash paper.

Keywords (Audience):

First-Year Undergraduate / General

Keywords (Domain):

Demonstrations

Keywords (Feature):

JCE DigiDemos: Tested Demonstrations

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Hands-On Learning / Manipulatives

Keywords (Subject):

Kinetics
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