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ArticleACS applied materials & interfaces2025

Circular Carbon Nanotube Production for Advanced Structural Fiber Applications.

Xiao Sun, Di Chang, Varunkumar Thippanna, Xiaoli Li, Aidin Panahi, Huidong Dai, Hongyi Wang, Jianlin Li, Yunzheng Yang, Arunachalam Ramanathan and 4 more

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Article in ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Xiao SunDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0449-7603
Di ChangDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Varunkumar ThippannaMechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, 302 E Campus Rd, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.
Xiaoli LiDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Aidin PanahiDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Huidong DaiDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-7328-4786
Hongyi WangKennedy College of Sciences, University of Massachusetts Lowell, 220 Pawtucket Street, Lowell, Massachusetts 01854, United States.ORCID 0009-0003-2587-7343
Jianlin LiDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Yunzheng YangDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Arunachalam RamanathanMechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia, 302 E Campus Rd, Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-4683-5663
Wentao LiangKostas Advanced Nanocharacterization Facility (KANCF), Northeastern University, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, United States.
Yiannis LevendisDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Kenan SongMechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Georgia (UGA), 302 E. Campus Rd., Athens, Georgia 30602, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-0447-2449
Marilyn MinusDepartment of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, 360 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.

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Abstract

Plastic waste accumulation remains a global challenge, with only a small fraction currently being recycled. Upcycling postconsumer plastics into value-added materials offers a sustainable solution for waste reduction and advanced manufacturing. In this study, we demonstrate a cost-effective method for synthesizing multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) from postconsumer plastics via catalytic chemical vapor deposition. The waste-derived MWCNTs were incorporated into polyacrylonitrile (PAN) through wet spinning to fabricate high-performance composite fibers. Compared to conventional PAN-based fibers that use commercially sourced CNTs, which often contain residual catalysts that weaken performance, the synthesized MWCNTs exhibit lower metal content and enhanced crystallinity (66%), reducing defects and improving composite integrity. The resulting PAN-MWCNT fibers achieved a Young's modulus of 13.4 GPa and tensile strength of 941 MPa. This work provides a dual benefit: mitigating plastic waste while producing high-value carbon nanomaterials, offering a sustainable route to manufacture lightweight, high-performance fibers applicable in aerospace, automotive, and energy sectors.

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carbon nanotubechemical vapor depositionpolyacrylonitrile fiberspostconsumer plasticstainless steel catalyst

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PMCPMC12679545

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