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Carbon Materials and Technologies for Energy, Medical and Environmental Sustainability Applications

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 2027
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mudasir Ahmad, Baoliang Zhang
  • Language: English

Carbon Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environmental Sustainability provides a thorough exploration of carbon-based materials, emphasizing their synthesis, struct… Read more

Description

Carbon Materials and Technologies for Energy and Environmental Sustainability provides a thorough exploration of carbon-based materials, emphasizing their synthesis, structural characteristics, and functional mechanisms. It examines their multifaceted applications in environmental remediation, including water purification and electromagnetic wave absorption. By integrating insights from various scientific disciplines, the text book highlights recent advancements and identifies future challenges within the field. Designed for researchers, advanced-level students, and industry professionals, this resource aims to enhance understanding and stimulate innovation in nanotechnology. It serves as a critical reference for developing sustainable solutions to contemporary global challenges, positioning carbon nanomaterials at the forefront of environmental and energy research.

Key features

  • Comprehensive Overview: The book offers an in-depth examination of carbon-based materials, detailing their synthesis methods, structural properties, and functional mechanisms across various applications
  • Interdisciplinary Approach: It integrates knowledge from multiple scientific disciplines, including physics, chemistry, and biology, making it relevant to a broad audience of researchers and professionals
  • Recent Advances: The publication highlights the latest developments in synthesis technologies and innovative design strategies that enhance the performance and stability of carbon nanomaterials
  • Future Perspectives: It discusses emerging challenges and opportunities in the field, providing valuable insights for researchers looking to navigate and address complex environmental and energy-related issues
  • Practical Applications: The book emphasizes the versatile applications of carbon materials via real-world examples in areas such as water treatment, pollution control, and electromagnetic wave absorption, contributing to sustainable solutions for global challenges

Readership

Researchers actively engaged in carbon materials and their composites for energy and environmental applications. This includes professionals from various fields like materials science, chemistry, environmental engineering, and energy systems. The book is also relevant to policymakers and industry leaders focused on sustainable technologies, environmental protection, and energy innovations

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Carbon Materials and Developments in Synthesis Including Reproducible Production of Carbon Materials: Role of Thermal Treatment, Chemical Vapour Deposition and Other Methodology.

2. Functional Properties; Mechanism and Structure Relationship of Carbon Materials with Applications in Energy, Medical and Environmental Sustainability.

3. Overview of Pollution, Such as Wastewater, and the Significance of Various Materials. and Technologies for Pollution Reduction, Including Adsorption and Photocatalysis.

4. Carbon Materials such as Graphene/FCC Metal Composite Material Synthesis with Structure Relationship and Mechanism Evaluation for Enhanced Reduction of Dyes and Hydrogen Production.

5. Carbon-based Materials Such as Activated Carbon and Carbon Nanotubes and Their Structural Functionalization for the Adsorption and Recovery of Metal Ions.

6.Functional Carbon Material Synthesis and Mechanism Evaluation for Toxic Gases in Gas Sensors for Environmental Monitoring.

7. Carbon Functionalized Materials Such as Graphene, Carbon Fiber/Metal Oxide Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications.

8. Fabrication of Imprinted Mesoporous N-doped Carbon Fiber for High-recognition Self-driven Protein Surface.

9. Functionalized Magnetic Carbon Nanotubes as Promising Materials for Protein Separation and Purification.

10. Carbon Materials such as Graphene Microspheres for Improved Lithium Storage and the Formation Mechanism.

11. Carbon/Metal Oxide Composite Materials with Active and Extended Interlayer Spacing for Stable Sodium/Potassium Storage.

12. Plant-Based Carbon Materials: Preparation, Mechanism Evaluation Structure-Activity Relationship for Efficient Microwave Absorption.

13. Carbon/Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) as Lightweight Materials for Microwave Absorption.

14. Recent Developments and Future Opportunities: Identification of Recent Developments and Challenges in Carbon materials in Terms of Scalability and Stability

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 2027
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Mudasir Ahmad

Mudasir Ahmad is an Associate Professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University Xi'an, PR China. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Jamia Millia Islamia, India (2018), his M. Phil in Chemistry from Bundelkhand University, India (2012), and his M.Sc. in Chemistry from Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya, India (2011). His current research focuses on synthesizing novel carbon-based materials for the adsorption and separation of precious metal ions and carbon metal-based composites for electromagnetic wave absorption.

Dr Ahmad’s research work spans several projects for the National Natural Science Foundation of China (on which he acts as PI), and other institutions.
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China

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Baoliang Zhang

Baoliang Zhang is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and works as a Professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xian, PR China. He completed his Ph.D. in Chemistry and the Physics of Polymers at Northwestern Polytechnical University in 2013, where he also earned his M.S. and B.S degrees.

He has received numerous awards during his career including the Technological Invention Award in Science and Technology in the Shaanxi Province for his work on the Preparation and Application of Novel Functional Adsorbed Polymeric Materials. His research interests focus on the following three aspects: (1) Research on methods of porous material synthesis; (2) Morphology regulation and pore controlling mechanism of porous microspheres; (3) Application of porous materials in microwave absorption, protein purification, energy, water treatment, and other fields.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China