Handbook of Carbon, Graphite, Diamonds and Fullerenes: Processing, Properties and Applications Hardcover - 1994 - 1st Edition

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Many books and reviews have been published on the subject of carbon, each dealing with a specific aspect of the technology, such as carbon chemistry, graphite fibers, carbon activation, carbon and graphite properties, and the many aspects of diamond.

From the rear cover

This book is a review of the science and technology of the element carbon and its allotropes: graphite, diamond and the fullerenes. This field has expanded greatly in the last three decades stimulated by many major discoveries such as carbon fibers, low-pressure diamond and the fullerenes. The need for such a book has been felt for some time. These carbon materials are very different in structure and properties. Some are very old (charcoal), others new (the fullerenes). They have different applications and markets and are produced by different segments of the industry. Few studies are available that attempt to review the entire field of carbon as a whole discipline. They were written several decades ago and are generally outdated since the development of the technology is moving very rapidly and the scope of applications is constantly expanding and reaching into new fields such as aerospace, automotive, semiconductors, optics, and electronics. In this book the author provides a valuable up-to-date account of both the newer and traditional forms of carbon, both naturally occurring and man-made. This volume will be a valuable resource for both specialists in, and occasional users of, carbon materials.