| abstract |
Disclosed herein is a process for producing a nano carbon material, which comprises the steps of mixing at least one raw material selected from the group consisting of linear saturated hydrocarbons, linear unsaturated hydrocarbons, cyclic saturated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, alcohols and ethers with at least one oxygen-element-containing substance selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethanol, acetone, acetaldehyde, ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol, formaldehyde, water, hydrogen peroxide, oxygen and nitrous oxide; and causing the mixture to coexist with a supercritical fluid or subcritical fluid within a temperature range of from 300 to 800°C under a pressure of from 2 to 60 MPa. According to this process, nano carbon materials typified by carbon nanotubes, diamond and fullerene are cheaply produced. |