Table 1 Key characteristics of the NMs
Name | NM-type | Source | Length (µm) | Diameter (nm) | Shape | BET (m2/g) | Purity (%) | Carbon (wt%) | Carbon (mmol/g) | Oxygen (mmol/g) | Endotoxin (EU/mg) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CB | Carbon Black-Printex 90 | Degussa-Hüls, Germany | – | 14 | Sphere | 314 |  > 99 | 99.3 | 71.77 | 1.45 | 0.14 | Bengtson et al. [63] |
CNT | MWCNT-Mitsui7 | Hadoga Chemical industry, Japan | 5.73 | 74 | Tube | 26 |  > 99 | 99.6 | – | 0.08 | 0.51 | Jackson et al. [65] |
GO | Graphene oxide | Graphena, Spain | 2–3a | b | Plate | – |  > 98 | 43.3 | 36.05 | 26.56 | 1.77 | Bengtson et al. [63] |