Green Production of Carbon Nanomaterials in Molten Salts and Applications

This book focuses on the possible interactions that might occur between carbon materials and molten salts, and discusses the mechanisms involved in detail, highlighting possible future developments in the field. Carbon materials can be exposed to molten salts in various technologically important applications, such as in molten salt-nuclear reactors and aluminum production electrolysis cells. As such, numerous studies have investigated the possible interactions between carbon and molten salts. In addition, various interesting carbon nanostructures have recently been produced in molten salts, including carbon nanotubes, graphene and nanodiamonds with a number of attractive applications.

With abundant images and graphs supporting the discussion, this book appeals to researchers working in the field of carbon nanostructures, carbon capture and conversion, nuclear reactors, energy storage, molten salts and related areas of science and technology.

Discusses and summarizes the molten salt science/technologies available for the production of carbon nanostructures Presents an efficient method for the large-scale production of high-quality carbon materials Appeals to a wide audience in the fields of materials science, chemistry, and technology development

Autorentext
Ali Kamali is a Distinguished Professor at the School of Metallurgy, Northeastern University, China, a former Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, and the co-founder of four materials companies, including Cambridge Silicon Age. He is the inventor or co-inventor of several technologies concerning the large-scale green preparation of carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, metal powders and intermetallic alloys, some of which have been transferred to industry. He is the corresponding/first author of more than 100 technical papers and has received a number of awards, including the International Khwarizmi Award (2005) and NSFC Young International Scientist Fellowship (2017). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Inhalt
Carbon Nanostructures, Synthesis Methods and Applications.- Interaction between Carbon Materials and Molten Salts.- Exfoliation or Graphitization of Carbon Materials in Molten Salts.- Production of Carbon Nanostructures in Molten Salts.- Carbon Dioxide Capture and Conversion in Molten Salts.- Applications of Carbon Nanostructures Produced in Molten Salts.