Graphitic Nanofibers: A Review of Practical and Potential Applications

ISBN-13: 9780323511049 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 270 str.

Juzer Jangbarwala

Opis

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.

Spis treści

1. Brief Overview of Carbon and Its Cousins2. Review of Carbonaceous Nanomaterials and Graphite3. Graphitic Nanofibers: The Path to Manufacturing4. Manufacturing5. Costs of Manufacturing6. Functionalization and In Situ Polymerization7. Applications

O autorze

Juzer Jangbarwala is currently CEO of Voltek. His work spans over

35 years, primarily in commercializing of innovative technologies.

He has established water treatment companies around his own

patents, and has always been intimately involved with the technical

as well as the business aspects of his companies. To commercialize

his inventions, he started Catalyx, a technology incubator in 2001,

which is when he got involved with nanomaterials, specifically

graphitic nanofibers. Many of the technologies developed involved

graphitic nanofibers either directly or indirectly. He established

Voltek in 2015. Among the IP portfolio of Voltek are 5 issued

patents and several pending patents utilizing graphitic nanofibers

in the fields of water and wastewater treatment, waste to fuels

and catalysis. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Lehigh

University, Bethlehem, PA. and holds more than 20 patents.