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""We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis."" An-Hui Lu, ChemCatChem There is great interest in using nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis, either as supports for immobilizing active species or as metal-free catalysts due to their unique structural, thermal, chemical, electronic and mechanical properties, and tailorable surface chemistry. This book looks at the structure and properties of different doped and undoped nanocarbons including graphene; fullerenes; nanodiamonds; carbon nanotubes and nanofibers; their synthesis and modification to produce catalysts. Special attention is paid to adsorption, as it impacts the application of these materials in various industrially relevant catalytic reactions discussed herein, in addition to photocatalysis and electrocatalysis. Written by leading experts in the area, this is the first book to provide a comprehensive view of the subject for the catalysis community.

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... this book is an excellent compendium of the current on the concepts and main achievements of nanostructured carbon materials for catalysis, both as supports and metal-free catalysts. Each contribution in the book is well conceived, organized, and will serve not only the technically savvy, but also the casual reader interested in learning more about the arena of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis. We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis. -- An-Hui Lu, Dalian University of Technology, PR China CHEMCATCHEM With the arrival of nanotechnologies in the 1980s, the explosive development of novel carbon materials has attracted attention from both academic and industrial communities. A huge number of scientific publications and patents on nanostructured carbon materials have been published over the last three decades and numerous of them have been devoted to their use in catalysis. Compared with the conventional carbon materials, such as activated carbons, nanostructured carbon materials exhibit improved properties for catalytic applications: controlled porosity, good thermal and mechanical properties, and high chemical stability along with an acceptable price. Recently, a book entitled Nanostructured Carbon Materials for Catalysis authored by Philippe Serp and Bruno Machado has been published by The Royal Society of Chemistry. As a volume of RSC Catalysis Series, this book presents a timely and focused review of the most recent research efforts encompassing the introduction of nanostructured carbon materials and their applications in catalysis. Many reviews and primary research papers on carbon materials have been published, but this book provides one of the first efforts to connect them in a very logical and organized way. It thus provides the reader with a holistic understanding of this area. Indeed, the book offers a collection of authoritative chapters on the fundamental understanding of carbon surface properties. This helps the reader to understand the challenges and potentials of the newly developing discipline. Generally, the book is divided into five sections: general description of the carbon allotropes and carbon materials; classification and structure of nanostructured carbon materials; introduction of adsorption behaviour and surface properties; applications of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis, and engineering and safety issues. Each of these sections provides not only an up-to-date critical overview of a specific domain through examples from the literature, but what is in store for the future. For example, it summarizes well-established approaches for designed synthesis, and nanostructured carbon material size, and morphology control. It also discusses adsorption and surface chemistry of these materials, which have been often considered as complex and poorly understood by the catalysis community. Many applications are introduced, including the catalysis with supported metals for hydrogenation, oxidation, polymerization, and photocatalysis. Energy conversion and storage using carbon materials is described as well. Finally, the engineering considerations of carbon utilizations are provided, such as shaping, safety aspects and life cycle analysis. Overall, this book is an excellent compendium of the current on the concepts and main achievements of nanostructured carbon materials for catalysis, both as supports and metal-free catalysts. Each contribution in the book is well conceived, organized, and will serve not only the technically savvy, but also the casual reader interested in learning more about the arena of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis. We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis. Hopefully, this book will inspire new potential research and discovery. -- An-Hui Lu, Dalian University of Technology, PR China CHEMCATCHEM

... this book is an excellent compendium ... on the concepts and main achievements of nanostructured carbon materials for catalysis, both as supports and metal-free catalysts. Each contribution in the book is well conceived, organized, and will serve not only the technically savvy, but also the casual reader interested in learning more about the arena of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis. We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis. -- An-Hui Lu, Dalian University of Technology, PR China ChemCatChem With the arrival of nanotechnologies in the 1980s, the explosive development of novel carbon materials has attracted attention from both academic and industrial communities. A huge number of scientific publications and patents on nanostructured carbon materials have been published over the last three decades and numerous of them have been devoted to their use in catalysis. Compared with the conventional carbon materials, such as activated carbons, nanostructured carbon materials exhibit improved properties for catalytic applications: controlled porosity, good thermal and mechanical properties, and high chemical stability along with an acceptable price. Recently, a book entitled Nanostructured Carbon Materials for Catalysis authored by Philippe Serp and Bruno Machado has been published by The Royal Society of Chemistry. As a volume of RSC Catalysis Series, this book presents a timely and focused review of the most recent research efforts encompassing the introduction of nanostructured carbon materials and their applications in catalysis. Many reviews and primary research papers on carbon materials have been published, but this book provides one of the first efforts to connect them in a very logical and organized way. It thus provides the reader with a holistic understanding of this area. Indeed, the book offers a collection of authoritative chapters on the fundamental understanding of carbon surface properties. This helps the reader to understand the challenges and potentials of the newly developing discipline. Generally, the book is divided into five sections: general description of the carbon allotropes and carbon materials; classification and structure of nanostructured carbon materials; introduction of adsorption behaviour and surface properties; applications of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis, and engineering and safety issues. Each of these sections provides not only an up-to-date critical overview of a specific domain through examples from the literature, but what is in store for the future. For example, it summarizes well-established approaches for designed synthesis, and nanostructured carbon material size, and morphology control. It also discusses adsorption and surface chemistry of these materials, which have been often considered as complex and poorly understood by the catalysis community. Many applications are introduced, including the catalysis with supported metals for hydrogenation, oxidation, polymerization, and photocatalysis. Energy conversion and storage using carbon materials is described as well. Finally, the engineering considerations of carbon utilizations are provided, such as shaping, safety aspects and life cycle analysis. Overall, this book is an excellent compendium of the current on the concepts and main achievements of nanostructured carbon materials for catalysis, both as supports and metal-free catalysts. Each contribution in the book is well conceived, organized, and will serve not only the technically savvy, but also the casual reader interested in learning more about the arena of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis. We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis. Hopefully, this book will inspire new potential research and discovery. -- An-Hui Lu, Dalian University of Technology, PR China ChemCatChem

"""... this book is an excellent compendium ... on the concepts and main achievements of nanostructured carbon materials for catalysis, both as supports and metal-free catalysts. Each contribution in the book is well conceived, organized, and will serve not only the technically savvy, but also the casual reader interested in learning more about the arena of nanostructured carbon materials in catalysis. We heartily recommend this book to all readers who wish to gain a better understanding of nanostructured carbon materials surface properties and used in catalysis."" -- An-Hui Lu, Dalian University of Technology, PR China * ChemCatChem *"

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