Carbon Catalysis: Preparation, Characterization and Application

This book provides a systematic review of carbon materials, focusing on their properties, development and applications. It emphasizes the synthesis processes of these materials and carbon catalysis, as well as the latest advances in novel carbon materials.

Carbon materials are non-metallic substances composed mainly of organic materials with a wide range of applications. They can be classified into several types, each with unique structures and properties. This book details their preparation methods, physical and chemical properties and characterization, covering carbon quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphite, carbon fibers, carbon spheres and activated carbon. It also explores their applications in catalysis, energy storage and environmental protection.

This title will serve as a useful reference for researchers and professionals interested in carbon materials, petrochemicals, coal chemicals, new energy and environmental protection. It will also benefit students and academics in the fields of chemical engineering, energy and environmental protection.

Zhigang Liu is a professor at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hunan University, China. His main research interests include carbon catalysis and its application in environmental protection and energy storage.

Qiang Zhang is a full professor at Tsinghua University, China. His current research interests are advanced energy materials and energy chemistry, including dendrite-free lithium metal anode, lithium sulfur batteries, and electrocatalysis, especially the structure design and full demonstration of advanced energy materials in working devices. He is the Advisor Editor of Angew. Chem., Associate Editor of J Energy Chem & Energy Storage Mater. He is on the advisory board of Joule, Matter, ChemSocRev, Adv Energy Mater, ChemSusChem, J Mater Chem A, Chem Commun, among others. He is the deputy head of the expert group on energy storage and smart grid of the national key research and development plan.

Bingsen Zhang is a professor at the Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His main research interests are the microstructure investigation of nanocarbons and solid catalysts, and their relationship with synthesis and performance.