Carbon materials for catalysis

"The use of carbon materials in heterogeneous catalysis offers many potential benefits, including unparalleled flexibility in tailoring catalyst properties to meet specific needs. This book promotes technological advances in the field by establishing the state of the art, identifying areas where more research is needed, and advocating for more systematic approaches. Readers gain a better understanding of the chemistry of carbon surfaces, helping them design new catalysts. Moreover, they gain new insights into improving quality control and production methods in order to produce high-performance materials." "References at the end of each chapter guide readers to the primary literature, where they can explore each topic in greater depth. This unique book brings researchers fully up to date with the latest advances, supporting their efforts to develop new carbon materials and fully exploit their potential in catalysis."--BOOK JACKET.

1. Physicochemical properties of carbon materials : a brief overview / Ljubisa R. Radovic -- 2. Surface chemistry of carbon materials / Teresa J. Bandosz -- 3. Molecular simulations applied to adsorption on and reaction with carbon Zhonghua (John) Zhu -- 4. Carbon as catalyst support / Francisco Rodriguez-Reinoso and Antonio Sepulveda-Escribano -- 5. Preparation of carbon-supported metal catalysts / Johannes H. Bitter and Krijn P. de Jong -- 6. Carbon as catalyst / Jose Luis Figueiredo and Manuel Fernando R. Pereira -- 7. Catalytic properties of nitrogen-containing carbons / Hanns-Peter Boehm -- 8. Carbon-anchored metal complex catalysts / Cristina Freire and Ana Rosa Silva -- 9. Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis / Philippe Serp -- 10. Carbon gels in catalysis / Carlos Moreno-Castilla -- 11. Carbon monoliths in catalysis / Karen M. de Lathouder, Edwin Crezee, Freek Kapteijn and Jacob A. Moulijn -- 12. Carbon materials as supports for fuel cell electrocatalysts / Frederic Maillard, Pavel A. Simonov and Elena R. Savinova -- 13. Carbon materials in photocatalysis / Joaquim Luis Faria and Wendong Wang -- 14. Carbon-based sensors / Jun Li -- 15. Carbon-supported catalysts fo…