This book is an excellent introduction to the field of carbon nanomaterials for catalysis application for researchers and students in the field of chemistry. It will not be outdated for a long time, as it is written from the point of view of the basics and applications. It covers molecular structure and surface chemistry aspects and comprises 10 chapters.
The first two chapters cover the fundamentals of different types of carbon nanomaterial, molecular structure, classifications, and its bulk properties as a catalyst. The third chapter introduces a molecular point of view of the adsorption process on the surface of nanostructured carbon materials by physisorption and chemisorption, and explains its specific adsorption sites for the chemical reactions. The next three chapters explain in detail the preparation processes and properties of different types of nanocarbon catalysts such as nanocarbon supported catalysts, nanostructured carbon materials, and doped nanostructured materials. Chapters 7 and 8 give interesting examples of the chemical reactions on the surface of nanostructured carbon material supported catalysts, such as heterogeneous and photocatalytic reactions. Chapter 9 introduces applications of carbon nanostructured materials for energy conversion and storage such as its applications in fuel cells, solar cells, super capacitors, and lithium batteries. The authors end the book with an interesting chapter regarding the use of carbon nanomaterials on the industrial scale as in micro- and large-scale reactors and environmental and safety considerations, such as short-term inhalation, cytotoxicity, bioactivity, and possible enzymatic degradation of nanostructured materials. The authors support the textbook with recent and up-to-date references and useful figures.
In conclusion, the authors have succeeded in explaining the fundamentals of different types of carbon nanomaterials and their properties and applications in the field of surface chemistry and catalysis. This approach will make the book useful for many years.
I can recommend without hesitation this book to all who are interested in nanomaterials, and particularly to those entering the fields of surface chemistry and catalysis. It is written at a level appropriate to someone with a chemistry, molecular structure, and materials background.
Reviewer: Walid M. Daoushof Helwan University, Egypt.
