Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

Carbon materials are exceptionally diverse in their preparation, structure, texture, and applications.  In Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon, noted carbon scientist Michio Inagaki and his coauthors cover the most recent advances in carbon materials, including new techniques and processes, carbon materials synthesis, and up-to-date descriptions of current carbon-based materials, trends and applications.

Beginning with the synthesis and preparation of nanocarbons, carbon nanotubes, and graphenes, the book then reviews recently developed carbonization techniques, such as templating, electrospinning, foaming, stress graphitization, and the formation of glass-like carbon. The last third of the book is devoted to applications, featuring coverage of carbon materials for energy storage, electrochemical capacitors, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries, and adsorptive storage of hydrogen and methane for environmental protection, photocatalysis, spilled oil recovery, and nuclear applications of isotropic high-density graphite.

Introduction

1. Carbon nanotubes: synthesis and formation
2. Graphene: synthesis and preparation
3. Carbonization under pressure
4. Stress graphitization
5. Glass-like carbon: its activation and graphitization
6. Template carbonization: morphology and pore control
7. Carbon nanofibers via electrospinning
8. Foaming of carbon (including exfoliation)
9. Nanoporous carbon membranes
10. Carbon materials for electrochemical capacitors
11. Carbon materials in lithium-ion rechargeable batteries
12. Carbon materials in photocatalysis
13. Carbon materials for spilled heavy oil recovery
14. Carbon materials for adsorption of molecules and ions
15. Highly-oriented graphite with high thermal conductivity
16. Isotropic high-density graphite for nuclear applications

Conclusions

Prof. Kang has investigated graphite and carbon materials since 1988. His research interest includes nano-carbon materials, graphite producing process, porous carbon and nuclear graphite. Prof. Kang had published more than 200 scientific papers and 3 books.

• A progression from synthesis through modern carbonization techniques to applications gives you a thorough understanding of carbon materials
• Covers a wide range of precursor materials, preparation techniques, and characteristics to inspire your own development of carbonization techniques, carbon materials and applications
• Applications-oriented chapters include timely content on hot topics such as the engineering of carbon nanofibers and carbon materials for various energy-related applications