Catalytically grown carbon filaments from a smelter aerosol

John P. Bradley; P R Buseck

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Catalytically grown carbon filaments from a smelter aerosol

John P. Bradley, P R Buseck

Earth and Space Exploration, School of (SESE)

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Aerosol particles consisting of complex intergrowths of carbon, copper and zinc occur in the plume downwind of a copper smelter. Using scanning and transmission electron microscopy we analyse their chemical and structural properties, and demonstrate how such an analysis can be used to fingerprint the source of atmospheric pollutants. The chemical and structural characteristics provide unique and highly specific information about their origin and catalytic growth mechanism.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	770-772
Number of pages	3
Journal	Nature
Volume	306
Issue number	5945
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/306770a0
State	Published - Dec 1 1983

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