1st Edition

Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials Chemistry and Applications

Edited By Vijay Kumar Thakur, Manju Kumari Thakur Copyright 2016
    1102 Pages
    by CRC Press

    1101 Pages 439 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    Carbon-based nanomaterials are rapidly emerging as one of the most fascinating materials in the twenty-first century. Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials: Chemistry and Applications provides a thorough examination of carbon nanomaterials, including their variants and how they can be chemically functionalized. It also gives a comprehensive overview of current advanced applications of functionalized carbon nanomaterials, including the automotive, packaging, coating, and biomedical industries.

    The book covers modern techniques to characterize chemically functionalized carbon nanomaterials as well as characterization of surface functional groups. It includes contributions from international leaders in the field who highlight the multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary flexibility of functionalized carbon nanomaterials. The book illustrates how natural drawbacks to carbon nanomaterials, such as low solubility, can be countered by surface modifications and shows how to make modifications.

    It discusses developments in the use of carbon nanomaterials in several critical areas in scientific research and practice, including analytical chemistry, drug delivery, and water treatment. It explores market opportunities due to the versatility and increasing applicability of carbon nanomaterials. It also gives suggestions on the direction of the field from its current point, paving the way for future developments and finding new applications.

    Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Nanomaterials: Chemistry and Applications is a significant collection of findings in a rapidly developing field. It gives an in-depth look at the current achievements of research and practice while pointing you ahead to new possibilities in functionalizing and using carbon nanomaterials.

    CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS: STRUCTURE AND CHEMISTRY

    Carbon Allotropes and Fascinated Nanostructures: The High-Impact Engineering Materials of the Millennium
    Raghavan Prasanth, Sindhu Karthika Ammini, Manju Kumari Thakur, and Vijay Kumar Thakur

    Different Functionalization Methods of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials

    Toktam Nezakati, Aaron Tan, and Alexander M. Seifalian

    Role of Top and Interlayer Metal Nanoparticle Grafting on CNTs: Improved Raman Scattering and Electron Emission Investigations
    Himani Sharma, A.K. Shukla, and V.D. Vankar

    Overview on the Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes
    N.M. Mubarak, J.N. Sahu, J.R. Wong, N.S. Jayakumar, P. Ganesan, and E.C. Abdullah

    Collective Nature of Chemical Bonds in Fullerenes and Fullerites C60: Vibrational Resonances, Vibration-Electron Interactions, and Anomalous Enhancement of Bands in the Vibrational Spectra of Nanofilms (Results of Vibrational Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations)
    N.E. Kornienko and A.P. Naumenko

    Carbon Material-Supported Nanostructures in Catalytic Organic Transformations
    S. Ganesh Babu, M. Gopiraman, R. Karvembu, and I.S. Kim

    Synthesis and Properties of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes Filled with Inorganic Compounds and Metals
    Marianna V. Kharlamova

    Chemical Functionalization of Endohedral Metallofullerenes: Changes Caused from the Outside
    Peng Jin, Chengchun Tang, and Zhongfang Chen

    Electrochemical Methods to Functionalize Carbon Materials
    Carolina González-Gaitán, Ramiro Ruiz-Rosas, Emilia Morallón, and Diego Cazorla-Amorós

    Surface Oxygen Functionalities and Microstructure of Activated Carbons Derived from Lignocellulosic Resources
    P. González-García

    Fluorescence Sensing by Functionalized Carbon Dots Nanoparticles
    João M.M. Leitão, Eliana F.C. Simões, and Joaquim C.G. Esteves da Silva

    Aligned Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensing Materials
    Xuemei Sun, Xin Lu, Xin Fang, and Huisheng Peng

    Density Functional Investigation on M3N@C80 and M2C2@C82 (M = Sc, Y)
    Debesh Ranjan Roy and Esha V. Shah

    Modification of Polymer Membranes Using Carbon Nanotubes
    A.G. Tkachev, A.E. Burakov, I.V. Romantsova, and A.E. Kucherova

    Structures, Fabrication, Physical Properties, and Applications of Graphene Oxide and Hydrogenated Graphene
    Lizhao Liu, Haili Gao, and Jijun Zhao

    Click Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene with Polymers
    Horacio J. Salavagione, Marián A. Gómez-Fatou, Gerardo Martínez, Carlos Marco, and Gary J. Ellis

    Chemical Functionalization as an Approach for the Creation of Arrays of Graphene Quantum Dots Embedded in Dielectric Matrix
    I.V. Antonova, N.A. Nebogatikova, and V. Ya. Prinz

    Sonochemical Preparation of Graphene Nanocomposites: Process Intensification
    B.A. Bhanvase and M.P. Deosarkar

    Graphene Plasmonics
    Deyang Du, Xiaoguang Luo, and Teng Qiu

    Quantum Spin Hall Effect in Edge-Functionalized Graphene Nanoribbon
    Jun-Won Rhim and Kyungsun Moon

    Functionalization Methods of Graphene
    Daniela Iannazzo, Alessandro Pistone, and Signorino Galvagno

    Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene with Amines and Biopolymers Containing Amino Groups
    F. Navarro-Pardo, A.L. Martínez-Hernández, and C. Velasco-Santos

    CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION OF CARBON NANOMATERIALS: PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS

    Applications of Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
    J. Sadhik Basha

    Chemical Functionalization of Carbon Materials and Its Applications
    Shivani Dhall, Kapil Sood, and Ruby Priya

    Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistor: The Application of Carbon Nanotube
    Sanjeet Kumar Sinha and Saurabh Chaudhury

    On the Mechanical Properties of Functionalized CNT Reinforced Polymer
    Roham Rafiee and Reza Pourazizi

    Drug Delivery Aspects of Carbon Nanotubes
    Neelesh Kumar Mehra and N.K. Jain

    Surface Functionalization of Nanodiamond for Biomedical Applications: Polyglycerol Grafting and Further Derivatization
    Li Zhao and Naoki Komatsu

    Applications of Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Analytical Chemistry
    Victoria F. Samanidou and Antigoni E. Koleti

    Surface Modifications of Carbon Nanotubes and Its Application in Environmental Protection
    Omid Moradi, Hamidreza Sadegh, and Ramin Shahryari-ghoshekandi

    The Use of Carbon Nanotubes in the Treatment of Water and Wastewater
    Geoffrey S. Simate

    Application of Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials in Membrane Separation: Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
    Qian Wen Yeang, Abu Bakar Sulong, and Soon Huat Tan

    Chemical Modification of Carbon Nanotubes/Nanofibers for Application in Cement and Concrete Field
    Baoguo, Han, Siqi Ding, Shengwei Sun, Liqing Zhang, and Jinping Ou

    Emerging Application of Functionalized Carbon-Based Nanomaterials
    P.S. Goh, B.C. Ng, and A.F. Ismail

    Quantum Chemical Prospective of Open-Shell Carbon Nanomaterials for Nonlinear Optical Applications
    Shabbir Muhammad and Masayoshi Nakano

    Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes with Polymers
    Ana M. Díez-Pascual

    Graphene: Functionalization with Nanoparticles and Applications
    Shabi Abbas Zaidi and Jae Ho Shin

    Recent Trends in Carbon Nanotubes/Graphene Functionalization for Gas/Vapor Sensing: A Review
    S.S. Barkade, G.R. Gajare, S. Mishra, J.B. Naik, P.R. Gogate, D.V. Pinjari, and S.H. Sonawane

    Chemical Modification of Graphene for Optoelectronic Applications
    Jian Ru Gong

    Chemical Modification of Graphene and Applications for Chemical Sensors
    Surajit Kumar Hazra and Sukumar Basu

    Hysteresis in the Resistivity of Graphene Channel
    M.V. Strikha

    Electronic and Optical Properties of Boron- and Nitrogen-Functionalized Graphene Nanosheet
    Suman Chowdhury, Ritwika Das, Palash Nath, Dirtha Sanyal, and Debnarayan Jana

    CVD of Carbon Nanomaterials: From Graphene Sheets to Graphene Quantum Dots
    Roberto Muñoz and Cristina Gómez-Aleixandre

    Carbon Nanomaterials for Gas-Sensing Application
    B. Dewangan and B.A. Bhanvase

    Nanocarbon Electron Emitters: Advances and Applications
    Matthew T. Cole, Clare Collins, Richard Parmee, Chi Li, and William I. Milne

    Biography

    Vijay Kumar Thakur, PhD, is a research faculty member in the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering at Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. His research interests include the synthesis and processing of biobased polymers, nanomaterials, polymer micro-/nanocomposites, nanoelectronic materials, novel high dielectric constant materials, electrochromic materials for energy storage, green synthesis of nanomaterials, and surface functionalization of polymers/nanomaterials. He completed his postdoctorate in materials science and engineering at Iowa State University and earned his PhD in polymer chemistry at the National Institute of Technology. He has published more than 80 SCI journal research articles, 15 books, and 33 book chapters and holds one U.S. patent. He is an editorial board member of several international journal, serves as the regional editor for the journal Recent Patents on Materials Science, as academic editor for the British Journal of Applied Science & Technology, and is the guest editor for the Journal of Nanomaterials, International Journal of Polymer Science, Journal of Chemistry, and American Journal of Applied Chemistry.

    Manju Kumari Thakur, MSc, MPhil, PhD, is an assistant professor of chemistry at the Division of Chemistry, Govt. Degree College Sarkaghat, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla, India. She earned her BSc in chemistry, botany, and zoology, her MSc and MPhil in organic chemistry, and her PhD in polymer chemistry from the chemistry department at Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla. She has rich experience in the field of organic chemistry, biopolymers, composites/nanocomposites, hydrogels, applications of hydrogels in the removal of toxic heavy metal ions, and drug delivery. She has published more than 30 research papers in several international journals, coauthored five books, and 28 book chapters in the field of polymeric materials.