Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts

Nanostructured Carbon Materials from Plant Extracts: Synthesis, Characterization, and Applications guides the reader through the preparation and utilization of carbon nanomaterials based on various biomass sources, including fruits, vegetables, leaves, pulp, and other plant extracts. Carbon nanomaterials show various unique properties, such as large surface area to volume ratio, high strength, optical absorption properties, and superior carrier transport characteristics, and the incorporation of biomass-based synthesis methods is an emerging area of innovation, with a range of possible applications. The book begins with the fundamentals of nanostructured carbon materials and detailed coverage of synthesis methods from a range of plant sources. This is followed by chapters focusing on characterization, analysis, simulation, and modelling, in order to prepare plant extract based carbon nanomaterials with the required properties. The third part of the book highlights key application areas, presenting methods and approaches to prepare these materials for specific uses. Finally, the advantages and disadvantages of various nanostructured carbon materials from plant extracts are analyzed, and life cycle assessment is discussed. This book is of interest to researchers and advanced students across nanomaterials, polymer science, composite science, sustainable materials, chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science, as well as industrial scientists, engineers, and R&D professionals with an interest in sustainable carbon nanomaterials. Explains synthesis of carbon nanomaterials from fruit extracts, vegetables, leaves, and other plant sources Covers functionalization, characterization, properties, simulation and modelling, and life cycle in detail Explores a range of applications, including in biomedicine, electronics, energy, environment, and more