Handbook of Materials Science, Volume 3
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This book presents state-of-the-art coverage on synthesis, characterization, and properties of catalytic materials including nanomaterials, and recent advances in catalytic materials and their applications. The contents include chapters on fundamentals of catalytic materials, metal-chalcogen complexes, impact of ultrasonic frequencies on materials synthesis, activation of alkanes and CO2, metal-metal oxide interfacial catalysis, enzyme catalysis, among others. The contents of this book are useful for researchers and professionals working in the areas of materials science, especially catalytic materials.
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Dr. Raghumani S. Ningthoujam obtained M.Sc. in Chemistry from Manipur University, India, in 1994. He was awarded Ph.D. in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in area of superconducting, electron transport and magnetic properties of nanostructured transition metal nitrides in 2004. He joined Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, as Scientific Officer in 2006 after completion of Dr. K. S. Krishnan Fellowship. Currently, he is working in area of luminescent and magnetic nanomaterials and their applications in sensors, imaging, diagnosis and therapy. He did Post-Doctoral Fellowship at University of Victoria, Canada in the area of quantum dots. Presently, he is Scientific Officer (F) at Chemistry Division, BARC, Mumbai. He has published about 150 Papers in the refereed journals, 5 review articles and 4 book chapters.
Dr. A. K. Tyagi is presently Director, Chemistry Group, Bhaba Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India, and Senior Professor of Chemistry at Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI), India. His research interests are in the field chemistry of materials which includes functional materials, nanomaterials, nuclear materials, energy materials, metastable materials, hybrid materials and structure-property correlation. He has published about 650 papers in journals, several books and has supervised 32 Ph.D. students.
Content
Basic Concept of Catalytic materials and Summary of all Chapters.- Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLP): Concept, Synthesis and Their Implications in Catalysis.- Free and Supported Clusters: Unique Materials Influencing Chemistry at Sub-nanoscale.- Synthesis Techniques of Nanostructured Rare Earth Metal Oxides and Mixed Metal Oxides for Catalytic and Related Applications.- Metal-organic Frameworks (MOFs) Materials: Synthesis and Application as Catalyst in Recent Organic Transformation.- Nano-structured Materials for Visible-light-driven Organic Synthesis: A New Catalytic Solution for a Sustainable World.- Enzyme catalysis: A green chemistry perspective.- Nanostructures of Transition Metal Oxides/Hydroxides: Their Synthesis and Use in Catalysis.- Semiconductor and Plasmonic Nanomaterials Immobilized Over 2D GO/r-GO/g-C3N4 Photocatalyst for Enhanced Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Pollutants.- Ionic Liquid as an Efficient Catalytic Material for the Organic Synthesis.- Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) as Catalysts for Nitroarenes Heterogeneous Electrophilic Catalysis.- A Review of Dimethyl Ether Synthesis Routes and Recent Technological Advancements.- A Heterogeneous Catalysts'-Driven C-H Bond Aactivation.- Metal Metal-oxide Interfaces in Catalysis.- Group 10 Molecular Materials as Efficient Catalysts for Advanced Coupling Reaction.- Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Derived Versatile Electrocatalysts Towards Water Splitting.- Perspective on Catalytic Oxidation of CO on Supported Metal Catalysts.- An Overview on MOF-based Nanocatalysts for Dehydrogenation of Chemical Hydrogen Storage Sources.