D. N. Borisenko, N. N. Kolesnikov, M. P. Kulakov, V. V. Kveder
Kinetics of the carbon nanomaterials oxidation

Abstract:
The distinction of the chemical activity of carbon nanomaterials is examined on the basis of chemical kinetics of heterogeneous processes. The activation energy for the oxidation by atmospheric oxygen of MWCNT (190±2 kJ*mol^-1), fullerene C60 (162±2 kJ*?mol^-1), amorphous carbon (124±2 kJ*mol^-1), and synthetic diamond (166±2 kJ*mol^-1) is evaluated. The use of the thermogravimetric analysis as a method of composition quantitative analysis of carbon nanomaterials is discussed.