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Title New research on carbon materials / editors, Cebrian Pesci and Alejandra Ciricillo
Published Hauppauge, New York : Nova Science Publishers, Inc., 2013

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Contents NEW RESEARCH ON CARBON MATERIALS; NEW RESEARCH ON CARBON MATERIALS; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: LUMINESCENT CARBON NANOMATERIALS: SYNTHESIS, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. CURRENT LUMINESCENT MATERIALS: PROPERTIES AND LIMITATIONS; 2.1. Organic and Biological Fluorophores; 2.2. Quantum Dots; 2.3. Metal Based Luminescent Complexes; 2.4. Noble Metal Cluster; 2.5. Upconversion Nanocrystals; 3. SYNTHESIS OF LUMINESCENT CARBON NANOMATERIALS; 3.1. Synthesis of ACDs; 3.1.1. Thermal Decomposition; 3.1.2. Microwave Method
3.1.3. Acid Dehydration3.1.4. Template Routes; 3.1.5. Ultrasonic Method; 3.1.6. Hydrothermal Method; 3.2. Synthesis of GCDs; 3.2.1. Combustion/Thermal Routes; 3.2.2. Arc-discharge Methods; 3.2.3. Laser-ablation Methods; 3.2.4. Electrochemical Synthesis; 3.2.5. Oxygen Plasma Treatment; 3.2.6. Chemical Ablation Routes; 3.2.7. Solution Chemistry Route; 3.3. Synthesis of NDs; 4. PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; 4.1. Optical Properties; 4.1.1. Absorbance and Photoluminescence; 4.1.2. Photostability; 4.1.3. Electrochemical and Upconversion Luminescence; 4.2. Cytotoxicity; 5. APPLICATIONS
5.1. Biomedical Applications5.2. Analytical Applications; 5.3. Light-emitting Devices; 5.4. Catalyst; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIALS FOR APPLICATION AS CATALYSTS AND SORBENTS FOR IMPROVED ENERGY PRODUCTION; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. A BRIEF REVIEW ON THE SYNTHESIS OF CARBON SUPPORTED CATALYSTS; 2.1. Commercial Carbon-Supported Catalysts; 2.2. Ordered Porous Structured Carbon Materials Supported Catalyst; 2.2.1. Microporous Structured Carbon Materials; 2.2.2. Mesoporous Structured Carbon Materials; 2.2.3. Mesoporous Structured Carbon Materials
3. GAS STORAGE USING CARBON MATERIALS3.1. Hydrogen Storage; 3.2. Methane Storage Using Carbon; 4. CATALYSIS USING STRUCTURED CARBON MATERIALS; 4.1. Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis; 4.1.1 Supported Co FTS Catalysts; 4.1.2 Supported Fe FTS catalysts; 4.2. Biomass-to-Liquid Conversions; 5. CARBON CATALYSTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; 5.1. Removal of Carbon Monoxide (CO); 5.2. Removal of Nitrogen Oxides (NOx); 5.3. Removal of Sulphur Oxides (SOx); 5.4. Removal of CO2; 5.5. Other Environmental Applications; CHALLENGES, OUTLOOK AND CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
Chapter 3: STRUCTURE AND SORPTION DYNAMICS OF ACTIVATED CARBONS FROM WOODEN PRECURSORS: FURTHER POSSIBILITIES TO REVEAL ANISOTROPIC BEHAVIORS IN THE CARBON SKELETONABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; EXPERIMENTAL; Sample Preparation; Preliminary Characterization, Static Adsorption Measurements; Small-angle X-ray Scattering; Microscopy; Frequency-Response Adsorption Dynamics; RESULTS AND DISCUSSION; Morphology of the Samples; Development of the Pore-System During Activation; Structure of the Carbon Skeleton; Mass Transport Dynamics; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES
Notes Includes index
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Subject Carbon.
Charcoal.
charcoal (material)
coal.
carbon.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Material Science.
Carbon
Form Electronic book
Author Pesci, Cebrian
ISBN 9781624171888
1624171885