Stealth technology combines numerous means and techniques to be 'invisible' for opponents in a battle field. Since metals are the key construction materials of military vehicles, weapon and equipment, they can be targeted and detected by RAdio Detection And Ranging (RADAR) systems. Radar-Absorbent Materials (RAMs)as crucial components of passive countermeasures in the modern-day military tacticsare used for absorption of electromagnetic waves. In the same time, mainly due to high electric conductivity, RAMsaccompanied by designed geometry of the objects they are incorporated intocan yield programmable reflection, multiple internal reflection and scattering towards Electromagnetic *Manuscript Click here to view linked References Interference (EMI) shielding. Nowadays, the latest achievements of nanotechnology have transformed stealth technology into an even more powerful tool. And among many nanomaterials, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have arisen as one of the most promising active component of RAMs and EMI shielding materials. The unique sp 2 -derived macromolecular architecture equips CNTs with an exceptional combination of electromagnetic, mechanical and chemical properties. This review intends to summarize and critically evaluate the hitherto efforts in the production and applications of CNT nanocomposites/hybrid materials as key constructional civil and military elements, preferably as coatings, layers, films, textiles or panels, towards attenuation of the radio wave radiation.
Transfer
of the excellent intrinsic properties of individual carbon nanoparticles
into real-life applications of the corresponding heat transfer fluids
remains challenging. This process requires identification and quantification
of the nanoparticle–liquid interface. Here, for the first time,
we have determined geometry and properties of this interface by applying
transmission electron cryomicroscopy (cryo-TEM). We have systematically
investigated how the particle morphology of carbon-based nanomaterials
affected the thermal conductivity, specific isobaric heat capacity,
thermal diffusivity, density, and viscosity of ionanofluids and/or
bucky gels, using a wide range of fillers, especially single-walled
carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs),
both with extreme values of aspect ratio (length to diameter ratio)
from 150 to 11 000. Accordingly, hybrid systems composed of
various carbon nanomaterials and ionic liquid, namely 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium
thiocyanate [EMIM][SCN], were prepared and characterized. Most of
the analyzed nanodispersions exhibited long-term stability even without
any surfactant. Our study revealed that the thermal conductivity could
be remarkably improved to the maximum values of 43.9% and 67.8% for
ionanofluid and bucky gel (at 1 wt % loadings of MWCNTs and SWCNTs),
respectively, compared to the pristine ionic liquid. As a result,
the model proposed by Murshed and co-workers has been improved for
realistic description of the concentration-dependent thermal conductivity
of such hybrid systems. The obtained results undoubtedly indicate
the potential of ionanofluids and bucky gels for energy management.
Dicationic and tricationic ionic liquids, synthesised by proton trasfer from sulfuric acid and corresponding di- and triamines, were characterised and used as Brønsted acidic catalysts in the biodiesel production. It...
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