Adsorption by carbons / / edited by Eduardo J. Bottani, Juan M.D. Tascon

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910956699103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier, 2008
• ISBN: 1-281-30854-4; 9786611308544; 0-08-055942-5
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (773 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BottaniEduardo J; TascónJ. M. D
• Disciplina: 662.93
• Soggetti: Carbon - Absorption and adsorption; Carbon, Activated
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Adsorption by Carbons; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; List of Contributors; Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Overview of Physical Adsorption by Carbons; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Physisorption on Nonporous Carbons; 1.3 Physisorption by Porous Carbons; 1.4 Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 2 Overview of Carbon Materials in Relation to Adsorption; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Structures of Elemental Carbon: Carbon Allotropes and Polytypes; 2.3 The sp2 Carbon Forms: Graphitic, Graphitizable, and Nongraphitizable Carbons; 2.4 Structural Characterization of Carbon Materials: The Basic Structural Units and Their Stacking and Orientation Degrees2.4.1 Planar Orientation; 2.4.2 Axial Orientation; 2.4.3 Point Orientation; 2.4.4 Random Orientation; 2.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Part 2 Fundamentals of Adsorption by Carbons; Chapter 3 Energetics of Gas Adsorption by Carbons: Thermodynamic Quantities; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Classical Thermodynamics; 3.3 Statistical Mechanics; 3.4 Thermodynamic Quantities and Experimental Results; 3.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 4 Monte Carlo and Molecular Dynamics4.1 Introduction; 4.2 ; Overview of Computer Simulations; 4.2.1 Selecting the Model; 4.2.2 Initialization; 4.2.3 Generating Configurations; 4.2.4 Determining Properties from Configurations; 4.3 Conclusions; References; Chapter 5 Models of Porous Carbons; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Experimental Probes; 5.3 Molecular Models of Carbons; 5.3.1 Regular Porous Carbons; 5.3.2 Disordered Porous Carbons: Simple Geometric Models; 5.3.3 Disordered Carbons: More Realistic Models; 5.4 Adsorption, Diffusion, Reaction; 5.5 Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 6 The Reasons Behind Adsorption Hysteresis6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Capillary Condensation Hysteresis and the Kelvin Equation; 6.3 Hysteresis and Adsorption-Induced Strain of Adsorbents; 6.4 Low-Pressure Hysteresis; 6.5 Pore Network and Interconnectivity; 6.6 Some Peculiarities of the Adsorption Hysteresis for Carbonaceous Adsorbents; References; Chapter 7 The Surface Heterogeneity of Carbon and Its Assessment; 7.1 Introduction; 7.1.1 The Adsorptive Potential; 7.1.2 Thermodynamic Meaning of the Adsorption Potential; 7.2 Theoretical Background; 7.2.1 The Integral Equation of Adsorption; 7.2.2 Solving and Using the Integral Equation of Adsorption7.3 The Application of Density Functional Theory; 7.3.1 The Deconvolution Method; 7.4 Results for "Nonporous" Carbons; 7.4.1 Synthetic Graphitic Carbons; 7.4.2 Natural Graphites; 7.4.3 Carbon Blacks; 7.5 Activated Carbons; 7.5.1 Assumed Structure; 7.5.2 Example Applications of the Simple Model; 7.5.3 Advanced Activated Carbon Models; 7.6 Conclusions; References; Chapter 8 Wetting Phenomena; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Wetting on Carbon; 8.3 Conclusions; References; Chapter 9 Adsorbed Gases in Bundles of Carbon Nanotubes: Theory and Simulation
• Sommario/riassunto: This book covers the most significant aspects of adsorption by carbons, attempting to fill the existing gap between the fields 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 a section concerning the fundamentals of adsorption by carbons. This leads to development of a series of theoretical concepts that serve as an introduction to the following section in which adsorption is mainly envisaged as a tool to characterize the porous texture and surface