Carbon Materials for Catalysis

This is the first comprehensive book covering all aspects of the use of carbonaceous materials in heterogeneous catalysis. It covers the preparation and characterization of carbon supports and carbon-supported catalysts; carbon surface chemistry in catalysis; the description of catalytic, photo-catalytic, or electro-catalytic reactions, including the development of new carbon materials such as carbon xerogels, aerogels, or carbon nanotubes; and new carbon-based materials in catalytic or adsorption processes. This is a premier reference for carbon, inorganic, and physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, chemical engineers, and others.

PHILIPPE SERP, PHD, is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques et Technologiques, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, France. He is the recipient of the 2004 Catalysis Division of the French Chemical Society Award and the APDF 2005 Celestino da Costa/Jean Perrin Award. Dr. Serp's research interests at Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination include nanostructured catalytic materials (e.g., nanoparticles, nanotubes, and nanowires), nanocatalysis, and homogeneous catalytic reactions. He has published more than eighty papers and holds eight patents.

JOSé LUÍS FIGUEIREDO, PHD, is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP), Portugal. His research interests include applied catalysis and nanostructured carbon materials. In 2004, he received an award for excellence from the Portuguese Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research. Dr. Figueiredo has published more than 120 scientific papers in international journals and is the author or editor of seven books.

Physico-chemical properties of carbon materials: a brief overview
Introduction
Formation of Carbons
Structure and Properties of Carbons
Reactions of Carbons
Summary and Conclusions
References
Surface chemistry of carbon materials
Introduction
Surface functionalities
Surface modifications
Characterization of surface chemistry
Role of surface chemistry in the reactive adsorption on activated carbons
Role of carbon surface chemistry in catalysis
References
Molecular Simulations applied to adsorption on and reaction with carbon
Introduction
Molecular simulation methods applied to carbon reactions
Hydrogen adsorption on and reaction with carbon
Carbon reactions with oxygen containing gases
Metal-Carbon interactions
Conclusions
References
Carbon as catalyst support
Introduction
Carbon properties affecting its role as catalyst support
Preparation of carbon supported catalysts
Applications
Summary
References
Preparation of carbon-supported metal catalysts
Introduction
Impregnation/adsorption
Deposition Precipitation
Emerging preparation methods
Concluding remarks
References
Carbon as catalyst
Introduction
Factors affecting the performance of a carbon catalyst
Reactions catalyzed by carbons
Conclusions
References
Catalytic properties of nitrogen-containing carbons
Introduction
Nitrogen-doping of carbons
Catalysis of oxidation reactions with dioxygen
Catalysis of aging of carbons
Catalysis of dehydrochlorination reactions
Conclusions on the mechanism of catalysis by nitrogen-containing carbons
References
Carbon anchored metal complex catalysts
Introduction
General methods for molecule immobilization
Methods for immobilization of transition metal complexes onto carbon materials
Application of coordination compounds anchored onto carbon material in several catalytic reactions
Carbon supported organometallic compounds in hydrogenation and hydroformylation catalytic reactions
Carbon supported organometallic complexes in polymerisation reaction of olefins
Concluding Remarks
References
Carbon nanotubes and nanofibers in catalysis
Introduction
Catalytic growth of carbon nanofibers and carbon nanotubes
Why can CNTs or CNFs be suitable to be used in catalysis?
Preparation of supported catalysts on CNTs and CNFs
Catalytic performance of CNT- and CNF-based catalysts
Conclusion
References
Carbon gels in catalysis
Introduction
Carbon gels: preparation and surface properties
Metal-doped carbon gels
Catalytic reactions of metal-doped carbon gels
Conclusions
References
Carbon monoliths in catalysis
Introduction
Carbon
Monolithic structures
Carbon monoliths
Carbon monoliths in catalysis: an overview
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