TEM observation of carbon tubes produced by a continuous process

Historically, the growth of tubular carbon fibers involves a time-intensive batch process. Recent advance has lead to continuous growth of carbon tube s which exhibit several unique characteristics. In this study, we have inve stigated the microstructure of carbon tubes produced by a continuous proces s. It was observed that carbon tubes can be produced by continuous process with microstructure similar or superior to that produced using laboratory s cale techniques. The result also encourages the improvement of carbon nano tube (CNT) production due to the similarities between micro-sized carbon tu bes and CNT. (C) 1999 Kluwer Academic Publishers.