Formula: HNO₃ Formula Weight: 63.01 CAS Number: 7697-37-2 Synonym(s): Hydrogen Nitrate; Azotic Acid

Nitric acid (HNO3) is a highly corrosive mineral acid. It is usually utilized for abstracting transition metal catalyst from single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) in order to purify them. The effect of nitric acid on the oxidation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) has been investigated by…