Book description
The world of nanomaterials is complex; there is dubiety as well as unrealistic optimism about costs, practicality, timing for the availability of, and the true capabilities of products featured in the news. The progress of the industry is being affected from the incertitude generated by the multitudinous names used, coupled with lack of clarity and standardization in the definitions for carbonaceous nanomaterials, such as graphene, graphene oxide, nanographene, nanographene flakes, nanographite flakes, graphene nanoribbons, single-layer graphene, few-layer graphene, nanographite, nanotubes, nanofibers.
In this perspicuous book about the carbonaceous nanomaterial domain, the author concisely covers nomenclature, characteristics, applications, costs, and manufacturing; all with the cardinal goal to offer the reader a reality check by delineating the steps to commercialization. Along the way, he also examines the cost impact of the touted applications and the boundaries of market adoption. Through references and personal experience, the author makes a compelling case for the market readiness of a mostly neglected class of nanomaterials known as Graphitic Nanofibers. Includes varied levels of technical focus and financial analyses to appeal to a range of skills and interests.
- Graphitic Nanofibers presents a technical and financial case for graphitic nanofibers, as materials that meet commercialization criteria today. Through personal experience and references, the author compares the functionality of graphitic nanofibers with the more hyped nanomaterials, and provides a comparitive reality check from a business perspective on the ease of manufacturing, cost and market adaptation
- Includes varied levels of technical focus and financial analyses to appeal to a range of skills and interests
Table of contents
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Biography
- Foreword
- Are we there yet? ....Are we there yet?
- Introduction
- Chapter One. Brief Overview of Carbon and Its Cousins
- Chapter Two. Review of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials and Graphite
- Chapter Three. Graphitic Nanofibers—The Path to Manufacturing
- Chapter Four. Manufacturing
- Chapter Five. Costs of Manufacturing
- Chapter Six. Functionalization and In Situ Polymerization
- Chapter Seven. Applications
- Summary and Comments
- References
- Index
Product information
- Title: Graphitic Nanofibers
- Author(s):
- Release date: December 2016
- Publisher(s): Elsevier
- ISBN: 9780323511056
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