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Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
- 1st Edition - June 12, 2022
- Editors: Shamik Chowdhury, Mu. Naushad
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 9 6 1 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 4 1 6 7 - 7
In recent years, carbon nitride, a new type of two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted great interest, in terms of fundamental scientific investigation and potential pr… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn recent years, carbon nitride, a new type of two-dimensional (2D) material, has attracted great interest, in terms of fundamental scientific investigation and potential practical applications, for a range of energy and environmental technologies. This can be largely attributed to its optoelectronic and physicochemical properties, including moderate band gap, adjustable energy band configuration, tailor-made surface functionalities, low cost, metal-free nature, remarkable thermochemical stability, and environmentally benign manufacturing protocol.
Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications
offers a comprehensive, authoritative, and critical account of the recent progress in the development and application of multifunctional carbon nitride materials and their hybrid heterostructures. There are two major objectives of this book: first, to provide a systematic overview of the key design principles toward the fabrication of high-performance carbon nitride–based nanostructures; and second, to provide insights into a range of clean energy technologies and environmental remediation methods that build on these nanoengineered carbon nitrides.This book serves as an important reference source for materials scientists and engineers who are interested in developing their understanding of how carbon-based nanomaterials are being used for sustainable energy and environmental applications.
- Helps users gain deeper insights into various aspects of carbon nitride materials from multidisciplinary perspectives
- Covers how to apply nanostructured carbon nitrides to tackle global energy and environmental challenges in a sustainable manner
- Explains the design and fabrication of carbon nitride-based materials with optimized structures, controlled morphologies, and tailored properties for practical implementation
Materials scientists and engineers
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1: Synthesis and properties of carbon nitride materials
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Structure of g-C3N4
- 3: Preparation of g-C3N4
- 4: Summary and outlook
- References
- Section I: Sustainable energy applications
- Chapter 2: Exploring smart graphitic carbon nitride material toward flexible energy storage supercapacitors
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Functional properties of g-C3N4
- 3: Future prospects
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3: Carbon nitrides as catalyst support in fuel cells: Current scenario and future recommendation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Carbon nitride as emerging materials for catalyst support
- 3: Graphitic carbon nitrides as fuel cell electrocatalyst support material
- 4: Summary and outlook
- References
- Chapter 4: Enhancing microbial fuel cell performance by carbon nitride-based nanocomposites
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Desirable properties of a cathode catalyst in MFC
- 3: Application of graphitic carbon nitride as cathode catalyst in MFC
- 4: Future scope
- 5: Conclusion
- References
- Further reading
- Chapter 5: Solar energy harvesting with carbon nitrides
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Magnetically separable g-C3N4-Fe3O4 as visible-light-driven photocatalyst
- 3: Solar energy harvesting using g-C3N4-Ag3PO4 hybrid nanocomposite
- 4: Conclusion and future outlook
- References
- Section II: Environmental remediation applications
- Chapter 6: Superior adsorption of environmental contaminants onto carbon nitride materials
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Pollutant removal techniques
- 3: Fundamentals of adsorption
- 4: Carbon nitride-based adsorbents for the removal of toxic metals/heavy metals
- 5: Carbon nitride-based adsorbents for the removal of dyes
- 6: Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7: Carbon nitride photocatalysts for water treatment and purification
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Spectroscopic methods for characterization of g-C3N4 and g-C3N4-based materials
- 3: Photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants by g-C3N4
- 4: Mechanistic pathway of photodegradation by g-C3N4-based materials
- 5: Conclusion and future scope
- References
- Chapter 8: Graphitic carbon nitride-based composites for photocatalytic abatement of emerging pollutants
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Emerging pollutants
- 3: Photocatalytic reactions as advanced oxidation processes
- 4: Graphitic-C3N4
- 5: Different morphologies of g-C3N4
- 6: Synthesis methods of g-C3N4 for water purification
- 7: Defects of g-C3N4
- 8: Methods to minimize defects
- 9: Photocatalytic applications of g-C3N4
- 10: Conclusion and future perspectives
- References
- Chapter 9: Artificial photosynthesis by carbon nitride-based composite photocatalysts
- Abstract
- 1: Elementary steps in photocatalytic processes
- 2: Fundamentals of photocatalytic water splitting and CO2 reduction
- 3: Composite photoactive materials—General remarks
- 4: CN synthesis
- 5: CN-based composite materials for artificial photosynthesis
- 6: Concluding remarks and directions
- References
- Chapter 10: Carbon nitride-based optical sensors for metal ion detection
- Abstract
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots as an optical sensor for Hg2 + ions
- 3: Graphitic carbon nitride quantum dots as an optical sensor for Fe2 + and Fe3 + ions
- 4: Conclusion
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 280
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: June 12, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128239612
- eBook ISBN: 9780128241677
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Shamik Chowdhury
Sahmik Chowdhury is Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, India. His research interests are in the design and development of advanced functional materials, with an emphasis on two-dimensional (2D) materials, for sustainable energy applications and climate change mitigation.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor in the School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, West Bengal, IndiaMN
Mu. Naushad
Dr. Mu. Naushad is working as a full professor in the Department of Chemistry, College of Science at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include wastewater treatment, adsorption, ion exchange, bioremediation, and photodegradation. Dr. Naushad is the author and coauthor of more than 500 refereed journal publications and several books, book chapters, and US patents.
Affiliations and expertise
Full Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, Saudi ArabiaRead Nanostructured Carbon Nitrides for Sustainable Energy and Environmental Applications on ScienceDirect