Explores the sustainable production of carbon materials and their applications

Of increasing interest to practitioners and researchers in a variety of areas, biomass-derived carbon materials can be easily produced and possess the large surface areas and porosities that enable many applications in materials science, biochemistry, chemistry, and energy research.

In Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials: Production and Applications, a team of accomplished researchers delivers a thorough and up-to-date exploration of the preparation and activation processes of biomass-derived carbon materials, the fabrication of composites, and assorted and multidisciplinary applications of the technology. The book also covers future opportunities for research and application.

Introductory chapters provide information about the production, functionalization, and characterization of biomass-derived carbon materials, while the latter parts of this edited volume discuss the applications of biomass-derived carbon materials such as catalysis, sensors, microbicidal activity, toxic chemicals removal, drug delivery, and energy conversion and storage applications.

The book also includes:

• A thorough introduction to the production of biomass-derived carbon materials, as well as their characterization
• Comprehensive explorations of biomass-derived carbon-based materials for microbicidal applications and carbon-based nanomaterials prepared from biomass for catalysis
• Practical discussions of biomass-derived carbon quantum dots for fluorescence sensors and mesoporous carbon nanomaterials for drug delivery and imaging applications
• In-depth examinations of biomass-derived carbon as electrode materials for batteries and porous carbon synthesized from biomass for fuel cells

Ideal for materials scientists as well as industrial chemists and biochemists, Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials: Production and Applications also belongs in the libraries of electrochemists and sensor developers.
About the Author:

Alagarsamy Pandikumar, PhD, is a scientist in the Functional Materials Division, CSIR-Central Electrochemical Research Institute in Karaikudi, India. His research is focused on the development of novel materials with graphene and graphitic carbon nitride.

Perumal Rameshkumar, PhD, is Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education in India. His research is focused on the synthesis of functionalized nanomaterials.

Pitchaimani Veerakumar, PhD, is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Chemistry, National Taiwan University in Taiwan. His research is focused on the synthesis and characterization of mesoporous porous carbon/silica and their catalytic developments.