Fabrication and Functionalization of Advanced Tubular Nanofibers and their Applications (The Textile Institute Book Series)

Fabrication and Functionalization of Advanced Tubular Nanofibers and their Applications describes the synthesis, preparation and characterization of carbon-based tubular nanofibers and their applications in environmental protection and new energy sources. The book explores novel strategies for the preparation of carbon tubular nanofibers and explains how they have been used to great effect in a range of applications, including energy and healthcare. The processing-structure-property relationship in functional inorganic/organic materials is examined at the nano-level, explaining where interesting electronic, magnetic, optical, mechanical or catalytic and therapeutic properties are derived.

Covering everything from the basics to their use in practice, including the synthetic procedure and characterization, this book is the perfect guide for anyone interested in the design of nanomaterials for advanced applications. Nanomaterial science is a relatively young and rapidly developing discipline that includes aspects of physics, chemistry and biology and is finding applications in some of mankind’s greatest current challenges.

• Describes how to produce superior tubular nanofiber performance in one or more characteristics
• Addresses important advances in the synthesis, processing and surface modification of new materials
• Explains innovative applications of tubular nanofibers in environmental and biotechnology applications

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.

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.