Books in the Chemistry and Physics of Carbon series

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Covers topics in the field of carbon chemistry and physics. This title describes pitch polymerization kinetics during mesophase formation and the constitution of coexisting phases in mesophase pitch during heat treatment. It examines the importance of physical, solid-state, electro- and analytical chemistry in the study of carbon surfaces.

This book provides insights into the mechanisms of primary carbonization, discusses changes in the thermal-mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites due to stress effects. It describes factors that result in the acceleration of the graphitization process.

Provides a comprehensive and critical overview of carbon in terms of molecular structure, intermolecular relationships, bulk and surface properties, and their behavior in a variety of applications, ranging from nanotechnology to environmental remediation.

This volume reviews the evidence for some elements substituting directly for carbon atoms in the graphite lattice. It is an invaluable resource to all carbon researchers and to those who involved with graphite materials, and serves to provoke research.

This book provides a fundamental understanding of the basis of the theoretical treatment of electronic properties in graphite. It illustrates the wide range of topics of interest to researchers on carbon materials and stimulates further understanding of some of the phenomena involved.

"Volume 25 introduces methods for the preparation of carbyne and addresses theoretical issues; discusses carbyne properties, spectroscopy, and chemical and crystal structure; explains the use of x-ray and neutron scattering for the structural evaluation of carbonaceous materials; and more."

This book provides insights into the mechanisms of primary carbonization and reviews the graphitization of various carbon materials under applied pressures. It discusses the changes in the thermal-mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites due to stress effects.

Examines coal, graphite, activated carbons, chars, cokes, carbon fibers, carbon blacks, diamonds, fullerenes, and nanotubes. This book presents the information on carbon surface chemistry, a complex field that impacts various aspects of carbon material research. It includes chapters on disordered carbons and carbon materials in catalysis.