Adsorption by Carbons

This book covers the most important aspects of adsorption and carbonaceous materials. Both basic and applied aspects are presented. The first section of the book introduces physical adsorption and carbonaceous materials, and is followed by the foundation of the adsorption by carbons. This leads to the development of chemistry of carbons. Particular attention nanocarbons, and the electrochemistry of adsorption by carbons is also addressed. Finally, several important technological applications of the last section of the book.

- the first book to address the interplay between carbonaceous materials and adsorption
- includes important environmental applications, such as the removal of organic chemicals from polluted atmospheres
- covers both gas-solid and liquid-solid adsorption

I. Introduction

1. Overview of physical adsorption by carbons (KSW Sing)
2. Overview of carbon materials in relation to adsorption (JMD Tascón)

II. Fundamentals of Absorption by Carbons

3. Energetics of adsorption by carbons. Thermodynamic quantities (EA Bottani and JMD Tascón)
4. Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics (MJ Bojan and WA Steele)
5. Models of porous carbons (H. Bock, KE Gubbins and J. Pikunic)
6. The reasons behind adsorption hysteresis (T. Jakubov)
7. The surface heterogeneity of carbon and its assessment (JP Olivier)
8. Wetting phenomena (WA Steele)
9. Hydrogen adsorption in single-walled carbon nanotubes (JK Johnson and MW Cole)
10. Energetic topography effects (AJ Ramirez-Pastor, JL Riccardo and G. Zgrablich)

III. Adsorption for Characterization of Carbon Materials

11. Porous texture characterization from gas-solid Adsorption (DD Do, EA Ustinov, HD Do)
12. Porous texture and surface characterization from liquid-solid interactions: immersion calorimetry and adsorption from solution (R. Denoyel, F. Rouquerol and J. Rouquerol)
13. Surface-chemical characterization of carbons from adsorption studies (HP Boehm)
14. Adsorption on fullerenes (F. Suárez-García, A. Martínez-Alonso and JMD Tascón)
15. Adsorbed gases in bundles of carbon nanotubes: theory and simulation (MM Calbi, MW Cole, SM Gatica, MJ Bojan and JK Johnson)
16. Adsorption on carbon nanotubes: experimental results (AD Migone)
17. Adsorption on activated carbon fibers (A. Linares-Solano and D. Cazorla-Amorós)
18. Adsorption on ordered porous carbons (H. Darmstadt and R. Ryoo)
19. Electrochemical behavior of carbon materials (AE Bolzan and AJ Arvia)
20. Self-assembled monolayers on C (0001) (F. Terán Arce, JL Zubimendi, ME Vela, RC Salvarezza and AJ Arvia)

IV. Applications of Adsorption by Carbons

21. Removal of inorganic gases and VOCs on activated carbons (TJ Bandosz)
22. Gas separation and storage by activated carbons (S. Sircar)
23. Electrochemical energy storage (F. Béguin and E. Frackowiak)
24. Adsorption of inorganic species from aqueous solutions (P. Le Cloirec and C. faur-Brasquet)
25. Adsorption of organic solutes from dilute aqueous solutions (C. Moreno-Castilla)
26. Adsorption from advice solutions; water purification (G. Newcombe)
27. Sorption of viscous organics by macroporous carbons (M. Inagaki, M-. Toyoda, N. Iwashite and F. Kang)