Methods for synthesis of carbon-nanotubes from asphaltenes

A method for synthesis of carbon nanotube comprising:

• Providing a composition comprising network of one or more 1D nanostructures having a d-spacing or interlayer distance less than or equal to 1.367 nm;
• contacting the composition with one or more reducing agent.
• wherein the network comprises a lattice structure selected from the group consisting of an orthorhombic system, a monoclinic system, and a triclinic system, wherein the lattice structure is an asymmetric structural unit (ASU)n wherein n is greater than zero and the ASU is represented by a formula of (CxHyF) wherein x=6 or 7, 3<y<6 and F is one or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of one or more nitrogen groups, one or more sulfur groups, one or more hydroxyl groups, one or more OR groups, one or more NHOR groups, one or more halogen groups, one or more halide groups, one or more NR2 groups, one or more SO3H groups, one or more sulfide groups, one or more azo groups, one or more sulfonate groups, one or more CN groups, one or more CH3 groups, one or more N2O4 groups, one or more 03 SH30 groups, one or more SO2 groups, one or more NO2 groups, one or more NR3 groups, one or more amide groups, one or more carbonyl groups, one or more oxygen groups, one or more ketone groups, one or more ester groups, one or more carboxyl groups, one or more alkyl groups, one or more acyl groups, one or more carboxylate groups, and combinations thereof.