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This book puts forward a catalyst-free CVD approach for fabricating CNTs with totally controlled properties (e.g. geometry, shape, chemical composition, surface chemistry, etc.) by using nanoporous templates with well-defined chemistry and geometry from recycled plastic bags. As a result of its simplicity, versatility, scalability and cost-competitive fabrication process, this approach is envisaged for producing CNTs featuring standardized properties, which are required for a broad range of applications (e.g. separations, drug delivery, etc.). To develop this CVD approach, the optimal conditions for the fabrication of catalyst-free CNTs were determined by varying such parameters as temperature, reaction path length, absence or presence of catalyst, type of nanoporous template (i.e. nanoporous anodic alumina (NAA) or titania nanotubes (TNTs)) and type of carbon source.