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Ball milling and subsequent annealing is a simple method for the production of CNTs. It is well-established that mechanical attrition of this type can lead to fully nanoporous microstructures, it was not until a few years ago that CNTs of carbon and boron nitride were produced from these powders by thermal annealing. Essentially the method consists of placing graphite powder (99.8% purity) into a stainless steel container along with four hardened steel balls. The container is purged, and argon is introduced. The milling is carried out at room temperature for up to 150 hours. Following milling, the powder is annealed under a nitrogen (or argon) gas flow at temperatures of 1400oC for six hours.
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