A Novel Production of Single-walled Carbon Nanotubes and Hydrogen via Single-step Conversion of Natural Gas

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2008
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Mohamed, Prof. Dr. Abdul Rahman
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B. OBJECTIVES ACHIEVEMENT i) Original project objectives (please state the specific project objectives as described in the application form) 1. To develop effective catalysts for synthesizing single-walled carbon nanotubes 2. To study the properties of the catalyst that enhance the formation of singlewalled carbon nanotubes 3. To study the formation mechanism of carbon nanotubes, and the influence of the process parameters on the morphology of carbon nanotubes 4. To investigate the type and the properties of the produced carbon nanotubes ii) Objectives Achieved (Please state the extent to which the project objectives was achieved) All the grant objectives have been successfully achieved. iii) Objectives not achieved (Please identify the objectives that were not achieved and give reasons) None C. Assessment of Research Approach (Please highlight the main steps actually performed and indicate any major departure from the planned approach or any difficulty encountered) The main step performed was the development of catalyst to synthesize single-walled carbon nanotubes, whereas, the major departure from the planned approach was the investigations of the properties of produced carbon nanotubes. Certain properties characterizations require the use of sophisticated equipment such as high-resolution transmission electron microscopy which is not available in Malaysia. D. Assessment of the Project Schedule (Please make any relevant comment regarding the actual duration of the project and highlight any significant variation from plan) This project has been extended for another 12 months from the original plan. It has been reported in the 20th month progress report that almost all the objectives proposed in the grant had been achieved in 20th month time except objective 4 (partly achieved) which reqUired third parties to perform the analysis for the samples. Till 31 May 2007 (20th month of progress), there was unspent amount of RM 47,602.89. Therefore, we extended the project to 36 months mainly due to the delay in the sample characterizations and to fully utilize the remaining allocation to produce an excellent output. This characterization problem has been solved by performing the in Kyoto University. E. Assessment of Project Costs (Please comment on the appropriateness of the original budget and highlight any major departure from the planned budget) There is a slight variation of RM 1021.88 between the total expenses and the allocated funding. Corrective action has been taken. The overdraft was overruled from the allocation in other grants.
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