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Nanofluids were obtained by filling carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with toluene using supercritical fluid technology. The method reported here should open a novel route to developing nanoscale chemical reactions using CNTs as nanoreactors.
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Wang, X., Liu, Z., Hu, P. et al. Nanofluids in carbon nanotubes using supercritical CO2: a first step towards a nanochemical reaction. Appl. Phys. A 80, 637–639 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-003-2264-8
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