1st Edition

Graphite and Precursors

Edited By Pierre Delhaes Copyright 2001
312 Pages
by CRC Press

312 Pages
by CRC Press

312 Pages
by CRC Press

Humans first used carbon as chars from firewood in ritual paintings and primitive metallurgical processes. Natural forms of carbon have been known since antiquity, yet the knowledge of the carbon element in chemistry and its technical applications on a larger scale are a relatively recent development. The industrial revolution in Europe two centuries ago led the way to the numerous applications of... Read more
1. Polymorphism of Carbon 2. Electronic Band Structure of Graphites 3. Electronic Conduction 4. Magnetic Properties of Graphite Carbons 5. Thermal Properties and Nuclear Energy Applications 6. Mechanical Properties 7. Carbon Surface Chemistry 8. Applications of Polycrystalline Graphite 9. Carbonization and Graphitization 10. Preparation and Properties of Mesophase Pitches 11. Amorphous and Non-Crystalline Carbons 12. Physical Properties of Preg

Biography

Pierre Delhaès