Table of Contents
1 Cover
4 Preface
5 Volume 1 1 Introduction: The Future of Carbon Materials – The Industrial Perspective 1.1 Overview 1.2 Traditional Carbon and Graphite Materials 1.3 Modern Application of Carbon Materials 1.4 Future Application of Carbon Materials 1.5 Conclusion 2 The Element Carbon 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Diamond 2.3 Graphite 2.4 Non‐graphitic Carbon 2.5 Carbyne and Chaoite 2.6 Nanoforms of Carbon References Further Reading 3 History of Carbon Materials 3.1 Origin of Elemental Carbon 3.2 Formation and Economic Development of Natural Diamonds 3.3 Formation and Use of Natural Graphite 3.4 History of Charcoal from Wood and Coke from Coal 3.5 History of Carbon Black 3.6 History of Activated Carbon 3.7 Development of Synthetic Graphite 3.8 Development of Synthetic Diamonds 3.9 Development of Carbon Fibers 3.10 Discovery and Inventions of Nanocarbons: Fullerenes, Nanotubes, and Graphene References 4 Recommended Terminology for the Description of Carbon as a Solid (© 1995 IUPAC) List of Terms Description of the Terms References 5 Graphite 5.1 Graphite Single Crystal 5.2 Natural Graphite 5.3 Synthetic Graphite References Further Reading 6 Industrial Carbons 6.1 Introduction to Polygranular Carbon and Graphite Materials 6.2 Manufacturing 6.3 Environmental, Health and Safety Aspects of the Production of Carbon and Graphite 6.4 Properties of Polygranular Carbon and Graphite Materials 6.5 Applications 7 Carbon and Graphite for Electrochemical Power Sources 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Primary Batteries 7.3 Lead Acid Batteries 7.4 Li‐Ion Batteries 7.5 “Beyond Li‐Ion” Battery Chemistries 7.6 Electrochemical Double‐Layer Capacitors 7.7 Redox Flow Batteries 7.8 Fuel Cells References Further Reading
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Volume 2
8 Carbon and Graphite for Catalysis
8.1 Physical and Chemical Properties of Carbon and Graphite
8.2 Carbon as Catalyst Support
8.3 Carbon as Active Phase
References
9 Activated Carbon
9.1 General Aspects
9.2 Carbonaceous Adsorbents
9.3 Production
9.4 Applications
9.5 Regeneration and Reactivation
9.6 Economic Aspects
References
Further Reading
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