
Porous Carbons
Syntheses and Applications
- 1st Edition - November 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Authors: Feiyu Kang, Michio Inagaki, Hiroyuki Itoi
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 1 5 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 2 1 5 3 - 2
Carbon materials form pores ranging in size and morphology, from micropores of less than 1nm, to macropores of more than 50nm, and from channel-like spaces with homogenous di… Read more

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Request a sales quoteCarbon materials form pores ranging in size and morphology, from micropores of less than 1nm, to macropores of more than 50nm, and from channel-like spaces with homogenous diameters in carbon nanotubes, to round spaces in various fullerene cages, including irregularly-shaped pores in polycrystalline carbon materials. The large quantity and rapid rate of absorption of various molecules made possible by these attributes of carbon materials are now used in the storage of foreign atoms and ions for energy storage, conversion and adsorption, and for environmental remediation. Porous Carbons: Syntheses and Applications focuses on the fabrication and application of porous carbons. It considers fabrication at three scales: micropores, mesopores, and macropores. Carbon foams, sponges, and 3D-structured carbons are detailed. The title presents applications in four key areas: energy storage, energy conversion, energy adsorption, including batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells and environmental remediation, emphasizing the importance of pore structures at the three scales, and the diffusion and storage of various ions and molecules. The book presents a short history of each technique and material, and assesses advantages and disadvantages. This focused book provides researchers with a comprehensive understanding of both pioneering and current synthesis techniques for porous carbons, and their modern applications.
- Presents modern porous carbon synthesis techniques and modern applications of porous carbons
- Presents current research on porous carbons in energy storage, conversion and adsorption, and in environmental remediation
- Provides a history and assessment of both pioneering and current cutting-edge synthesis techniques and materials
- Covers a significant range of precursor materials, preparation techniques, and characteristics
- Considers the future development of porous carbons and their various potential applications
Researchers and graduate students working on carbon materials; materials scientists; chemical engineers; mechanical engineers. Those with an interest in the history of scientific techniques
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1. Introduction
- 1.1. Carbon materials
- 1.2. Pores in carbon materials
- 1.3. Identification and evaluation of pores in carbons
- 1.4. Purposes and construction of this book
- 1.5. Abbreviations of technical terms employed
- Chapter 2. Syntheses of porous carbons
- 2.1. Microporous carbons
- 2.2. Mesoporous carbons
- 2.3. Macroporous carbons
- 2.4. Hierarchically porous carbons
- Chapter 3. Porous carbons for energy storage and conversion
- 3.1. Rechargeable batteries
- 3.2. Supercapacitors
- 3.3. Hybrid cells
- 3.4. Fuel cells
- 3.5. Hydrogen storage
- 3.6. Storage of methane and methane hydrate
- 3.7. Thermal energy storage
- Chapter 4. Porous carbons for environment remediation
- 4.1. Adsorption
- 4.2. Gas separation
- 4.3. Capacitive deionization
- 4.4. Electromagnetic interference shielding
- 4.5. Sensing
- Chapter 5. Concluding remarks and prospects
- 5.1. Concluding remarks
- 5.2. Constraint and reaction space in carbons, pores
- Index
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 4, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 872
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128221150
- eBook ISBN: 9780128221532
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