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Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes-Based Electrospun Nano-Fiber Composite and Its Applications for Environmental Remediation

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Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) have excellent properties such as high electrical and thermal conductivity and mechanical characteristic owing to their outstanding high specific surface area-to-volume ratio. However, there are restrictions for direct utilization of CNTs for processing and fabrication of devices because of their agglomeration tendency, difficulties in controlling morphology and leaching out problem from the composite material which lead to prevent its objective application with its inherent properties. The purpose of using functionalized CNTs (f-CNTs) to get homogeneous CNTs-based nano-composite which leads to enhancement of mechanical, chemical, electrical and thermal properties of composite materials. The surface area and pore size play an important role for removal and sensing of toxicants for environmental applications. Electrospinning is the most suitable technique for tuning the pore size and surface area of material as per requirement. The f-CNTs having various functional groups (hydroxyl, acetic, phenolic, polymer, etc.) improve their dispersion in matrix, water flux, scavenging of toxicants and attachment to the template for the fabrication of various significant devices such as filtration systems, sensors, high strength conducting fibers, etc. In this chapter, we are focusing on different techniques for the synthesis of f-CNTs, f-CNTs-based polymer nano-composites and fabrication of its nano-fibers using electrospun techniques for environmental remediation. The chapter concludes with the future prospect and challenges.

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Bharti, Kumar, P., Rai, P.K. (2021). Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes-Based Electrospun Nano-Fiber Composite and Its Applications for Environmental Remediation. In: Tiwari, S.K., Sharma, K., Sharma, V., Kumar, V. (eds) Electrospun Nanofibers. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79979-3_13

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