TY  - JOUR
PB  - Trans Tech Publications Ltd
UR  - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84974698761&doi=10.4028%2fwww.scientific.net%2fKEM.694.213&partnerID=40&md5=3882edeadbdf3b7ba8c6038e3d39c322
TI  - Effect of sonication on the stability of nanofluids based on the mixture of kapok seeds oil and multi walled carbon nanotubes
SN  - 10139826
ID  - scholars7890
A1  - Ur Rehman, W.
A1  - Bhat, A.H.
A1  - Suliamon, A.A.
A1  - Khan, M.I.
Y1  - 2016///
N1  - cited By 2; Conference of 24th Scientific Conference of the Microscopy Society Malaysia, SCMSM 2015 ; Conference Date: 2 December 2015 Through 4 December 2015; Conference Code:175289
SP  - 213
N2  - Environmental pollution problem and depletion of petroleum reserves have driven the researchers to use non-edible oils as a low cost feedstock. This work represents the preparation of nano fluids using kapok (ceiba pentandra) seeds oil (KSO) and multi walled carbon nano tubes (MWCNTs). The present study consists of two stages. The first step is the extraction of KSO through Soxhlet extraction using n-hexane as a solvent. The second step is the mixing of extracted oil with carbon nanotubes using sonicator, with different time intervals, to develop nanofluids. The visualization technique was used by capturing photographs to evaluate the stability of the nanofluids. The photographs showed good agreement for the stability of nanofluids for more than 1 week. KSO and prepared nanofluids were characterized by using Fourier transformed infra-red spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). © 2016 Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
VL  - 694
JF  - Key Engineering Materials
AV  - none
EP  - 217
KW  - Extraction; Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy; Hexane; Nanofluidics; Nanotubes; Organic solvents; Photography; Proven reserves; Scanning electron microscopy
KW  -  CNTs; Environmental pollution problem; Kapok seeds oil; Multi walled carbon nano tube (MWCNTs); Nanofluids; Soxhlet extraction; Stability of nanofluids; Visualization technique
KW  -  Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCN)
ER  -