Synthesis, Characterization and Applications of Graphitic Carbon Nitride: An Uprising Carbonaceous Material offers an up-to-date record on the major findings and observations relating to graphitic carbon nitride-based systems, elaborately covering all the aspects of carbon nitride as chemical stable and pollution-free materials that are easy to prepare in a cost-effective way, along with their applications in photocatalytic degradation of pollutants, photocatalytic hydrogen generation, carbon dioxide reduction, disinfection, sensors and supercapacitors. Graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4) is a fascinating visible light photocatalyst, which possesses many properties that can be used for many applications.
This makes the book an indispensable reference for (post)-graduate students, researchers in academia and industry, and engineers working in the field of graphitic carbon-nitride-based systems.
- Includes the applications of graphitic carbon nitride as a photocatalyst for the reduction of CO2
- Describes the synthesis structure and properties of graphitic carbon nitride-based systems
- Deals with the development of graphitic carbon nitride-based nanocomposites
- Includes hydrogen production via water splitting by using graphitic carbon nitride
- Describes the applications of graphitic carbon nitride in the field of sensors, solar cells, fuel cells and in analytical chemistry
Prof. Sabu Thomas is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. Additionally, he is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
Dr. Anas is the Honorary Director of Advanced Molecular Materials Research Centre and Assistant Professor of Polymer Chemistry at School of Chemical Sciences of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He has his Ph.D in organic synthesis from NIIST(CSIR) Trivandrum, India and has got post doctoral research experince at University of Paris-sud 11 and at Uppsala University Sweden. His reaerch contributions include the development of novel synthetic methodologies, asymmetric CH activation reactions and fiulvene based high spin organic materials. His research is currently focusing on the transition metal catalysed organic reactions, development of novel polymer supported catalysts, synthetic modifications and applications of polymers, studies of boron nitride and carbon nitride based polymer nano-composites. Dr. Anas has published 18 papers in the peer reviewed journals.
Jomon Joy is a UGC-JRF doctoral Fellow. His area of interest is Polymer Science incorporating Nanomaterials. Topic of research is Thermoplastic Toughened Thermosetting Polymer nanocomposites at School of Chemical Sciences, M.G. University, Kottayam, in the group of Prof. Sabu Thomas. He has 4 years of experience in this field. His research areas include preparation of Epoxy based blends and nanocomposites and their applications.
