Advanced Materials Science and Engineering of Carbon

Michio Inagaki, Ph.D. is a famous carbon material scientist, who obtained his PhD degree from Nagoya University in 1963. He has worked on carbon materials for more than 50 years. In 2011, he won the Peter A. Thrower Award for Exceptional Contribution to the International Carbon Community. Feiyu Kang received his PhD from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1997. He is honorary editorial advisory board of international journal CARBON, Joint Chairmen of international symposiums: CARBON2002 (Beijing), Carbon2011 (Shanghai) and 15th International Symposium on Intercalation Compounds (ISIC15), Coordinators of international research projects: Professor M. Inagaki (NSFC-JSPS) and Professor I. Mochida (JST-MOST).Prof. Kang has investigated graphite and carbon materials since 1988. His research interest includes nano-carbon materials, graphite producing process, porous carbon and nuclear graphite. Prof. Kang had published more than 200 scientific papers and 3 books.

"I recommend this book without hesitation to all interested in carbon materials, particularly to those entering the field. It is written at a level appropriate to researchers with a chemistry, physics, or materials background." --MRS Bulletin, November 2014

• Introduction Carbon nanotubes: synthesis and formationGraphene: synthesis and preparationCarbonization under pressureStress graphitizationGlass-like carbon: its activation and graphitizationTemplate carbonization: morphology and pore controlCarbon nanofibers via electrospinningFoaming of carbon (including exfoliation)Nanoporous carbon membranesCarbon materials for electrochemical capacitorsCarbon materials in lithium-ion rechargeable batteriesCarbon materials in photocatalysisCarbon materials for spilled heavy oil recoveryCarbon materials for adsorption of molecules and ionsHighly-oriented graphite with high thermal conductivityIsotropic high-density graphite for nuclear applicationsConclusions