Synthesis of C60 Nanotube from Pyrolysis of Plastic Waste (Polypropylene) with Catalyst

Fullerene nanotube was synthesized in this research by pyrolysis of plastic waste Polypropylene (PP) at 1000 degrees C for two hours in a closed reactor made from stainless steel using molybdenum oxide (MoO3) as a catalyst and nitrogen gas. The resultant carbon was purified and characterized by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD). The surface characteristics of C-60 nanotubes were observed with the Field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The carbon is evenly spread and has the highest concentration from SEM-EDX characterization. The result of XRD and FESEM shows that C-60 nanotubes are present in Nano figures, synthesized at 1000 degrees C and with pyrolysis temperature 400 degrees C. The synthesis operation doing in one reactor and limited time.