Oxidation and purification of carbon nanostructures

Osswald S, Etzold BJ (2017)


Publication Type: Authored book

Publication year: 2017

Publisher: CRC Press

ISBN: 9781498703079

DOI: 10.1201/9781315371795

Abstract

The oxidation of carbon materials has been explored for decades and has become a powerful route to alter the properties of carbonaceous materials, particularly coal and graphite. Until recently, the oxidation process had two main functions: (1) increasing surface area and porosity by removing carbon atoms from the surface (activation) and (2) formation of organic functional groups on the carbon surface (functionalization). With the rise of nanotechnology, however, researchers have recognized a third application of the oxidation process: (3) intelligent design and modification of carbon nanostructures, by utilizing the selectivity of oxidation toward specific structural elements at the nanoscale.

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APA:

Osswald, S., & Etzold, B.J. (2017). Oxidation and purification of carbon nanostructures. CRC Press.

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Osswald, Sebastian, and Bastian J.M. Etzold. Oxidation and purification of carbon nanostructures. CRC Press, 2017.

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