Dang Sheng Su,*,†,‡ Siglinda Perathoner, and Gabriele Centi* †Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science, 72 Wenhua Road, Shenyang 110006, China ‡Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Fritz Haber Institute of the Max Planck Society, Faradayweg 4-6, 14195 Berlin, Germany Dipartimento di Ingegneria Elettronica, Chimica ed Ingegneria Industriale, University of Messina and INSTM/CASPE (Laboratory of Catalysis for Sustainable Production and Energy), Viale Ferdinando Stagno, D’Alcontres 31, 98166 Messina, Italy

Nanocarbons for the Development of Advanced Catalysts

The quality of water is continuously deteriorating due to its increasing toxic threat to humans and the environment. It is imperative to perform treatment of wastewater in order to remove pollutants and to get good quality water. Carbon materials like porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene have been extensively used for advanced treatment of wastewaters. In recent years, carbon nanomaterials have become promising adsorbents for water treatment. This review attempts to compile relevant knowledge about the adsorption activities of porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene related to various organic and inorganic pollutants from aqueous solutions. A detailed description of the preparation and treatment methods of porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene along with relevant applications and regeneration is also included.

Sorption of pollutants by porous carbon, carbon nanotubes and fullerene- An overview

Fracture toughness and toughening mechanisms in graphene platelet reinforced Si3N4 composites

With the rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnology over the last decades, great progress has been made not only in the preparation and characterization of nanomaterials, but also in their functional applications. As an important one-dimensional nanomaterial, nanofibers have extremely high specific surface area because of their small diameters, and nanofiber membranes are highly porous with excellent pore interconnectivity. These unique characteristics plus the functionalities from the materials themselves impart nanofibers with a number of novel properties for applications in areas as various as biomedical engineering, wound healing, drug delivery and release control, catalyst and enzyme carriers, filtration, environment protection, composite reinforcement, sensors, optics, energy harvest and storage , and many others. More and more emphasis has recently been placed on large-scale nanofiber production, the key technology to the wide usages of nanofibers in practice. Tremendous efforts have been made on producing nanofibers from special materials. Concerns have been raised to the safety issue of nanofibrous materials. This book is a compilation of contributions made by experts who specialize in their chosen field. It is grouped into three sections composed of twenty-one chapters, providing an up-to-date coverage of nanofiber preparation, properties and functional applications. I am deeply appreciative of all the authors and have no doubt that their contribution will be a useful resource of anyone associated with the discipline of nanofibers.

Nanofibers - production, properties and functional applications

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Multi-walled carbon nanotube/nanostructured zirconia composites: Outstanding mechanical properties in a wide range of temperature

Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of yttria stabilized zirconia (3YTZP) - multi-walled nanotube (MWNTs) nanocomposite by direct in-situ growth of MWNTs on zirconia particles

Synthesis and characterization of aluminum oxide–boron carbide coatings by air plasma spraying

Direct In‐Situ Growth of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Silicon Carbide Particles as a Precursor for Fabricating Silicon Carbide – Carbon Nanotube Composites

George Gomes

Papers

Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of yttria stabilized zirconia (3YTZP) - multi-walled nanotube (MWNTs) nanocomposite by direct in-situ growth of MWNTs on zirconia particles

Synthesis and characterization of aluminum oxide–boron carbide coatings by air plasma spraying

Direct In‐Situ Growth of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Silicon Carbide Particles as a Precursor for Fabricating Silicon Carbide – Carbon Nanotube Composites