CARBON BLACK: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND USES -- CARBON BLACK: PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND USES -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 CARBON BLACKS IN ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICES: USES AND APPLICATIONS IN FUEL CELLS -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION: APPLICABILITY OF CARBON BLACK IN ELECTROCHEMICALDEVICES -- CARBON BLACKS IN GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODES FOR PEM FUEL CELLS -- Surface Chemistry of the Vulcan XC-72 Carbon Black -- Surface Chemistry of the Catalyst: Pt/Vulcan XC-72 -- Adsorption-Exchange Properties of the Pt/Vulcan XC-72 Catalysts -- A. H2 Chemisorption on Pt/Vulcan Xc72 -- B. CO Chemisorption on Pt/Vulcan Xc72 -- C. The Role of Surface Groups in Adsorption on Pt/Vulcan Xc72 -- H2 Adsorption and Proton Exchange Rate on Gas Diffusion Electrodes with Pt/Vulcan XC72 -- CARBON BLACKS IN PEMFCFLOW FIELD PLATES -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 2 STUDY AND APPLICATION OF CARBON BLACK VULCAN XC-72R IN POLYMERIC ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CHARACTERIZATION AND MODIFICATION OF PROPERTIES OF VULCAN XC-72R -- 2.1. Morphology -- 2.2. Thermal Stability -- 2.3. Textural Properties -- 2.4. Surface Chemistry -- 3. USE OF VULCAN XC-72R AS ELECTROCATALYST SUPPORT -- 3.1. Effect of the Functionalization of the Support -- 3.1.1. Physicochemical Properties -- 3.1.2. Electrochemical Properties -- 3.2. Effect of the Synthesis Method -- 3.2.1. Physicochemical Properties -- 3.2.2. Electrochemical Properties -- 4. TESTS IN A PEM SINGLE CELL -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 3 A REVIEW OF CURRENT ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS EMPLOYING GRAPHITIZED CARBON BLACK -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. CHARACTERISTICS OF GRAPHITIZED CARBON BLACK -- 3. ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS -- 3.1. Air Monitoring and Low-Flow Air Sampling -- 3.1.1. VOCs -- 3.1.2. Aldehydes -- 3.1.3. Headspace Sampling -- 3.2. Solid-Phase Extraction -- 3.2.1. Pesticides.

3.2.2. Mycotoxins -- 3.2.3. Hormones -- 3.2.4. Antibiotics -- 3.2.5. Mercury -- 3.2.6. Food Contaminants -- 3.2.7. SPME -- 4. NOVEL APPLICATIONS -- 4.1. SALDI -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 INTERMOLECULAR AND INTRAMOLECULAR INTERACTION AT ADSORPTION ON THE SURFACE OF GRAPHITIZED THERMAL CARBON BLACK -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- SEMIEMPIRICAL MOLECULAR-STATISTICAL THEORY OF ADSORBTION FOR QUASI-RIGID MOLECULE. ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITS OF APPLICATION -- MOLECULAR-STATISTICAL CALCULATION METHODS -- QUANTUM-CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS OF THE MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AT ADSORPTION ON THE GRAPHITIZED THERMAL CARBON BLACK -- THE RESULTS DISCUSSION -- First Method -- Second Method -- CONCLUSION -- EXPERIMENTAL PART -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 5 HEAT TRANSFER AND GROWTH OF PRIMARY BLACK CARBON PARTICLES IN GAS MIXTURE -- ABSTRACT -- NOMENCLATURE -- Greek Symbols -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL SETUP -- EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS -- SIMULATION -- Mathematical Model and Results -- Inverse Problem of Primary Particles Growth -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 6 WHAT DOES CARBON NANOMATERIAL CAUSE IN HUMAN HEALTH? -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 7 EFFECT OF CARBON BLACK FILLERS ON THE TRIBOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF PTFE -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- Tribology -- Polytetrafluoroethylene and Carbon Black Filler -- EXPERIMENT -- PTFE Composite Specimens Filled with Carbon Black -- Friction Test -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSIONS -- Morphology of Carbon Black -- Friction Test Results -- Effect of Carbon Black on the Friction Coefficient -- Effect of Carbon Black on the Wear -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 8 THE ROLE OF CARBON BLACK IN THE RHEOLOGY OF RUBBER COMPOUNDS: DYNAMIC PROPERTIES, NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR AND MODELING -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- MODELING -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES.

Chapter 9 CARBON BLACKS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AND CONVERSION -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES -- 2.1. General Properties -- 2.2. Electronic Properties -- 2.3. Characterization -- 3. CARBON BLACKS VS. ENERGY -- 4. APPLICATIONS FOR ENERGY STORAGE AAND CONVERSION -- 4.1. Hydrogen Storage -- 4.2. Conductive Additives -- 4.2.1. Conductive Additives for Batteries -- Primary Batteries -- Rechargeable Batteries -- 4.2.2. Conductive Additives for Supercapacitors -- 4.3. Electrode Materials -- 4.3.1. Primary Batteries -- 4.3.2. Metal/Air Batteries -- 4.3.3. Solar cells -- 4.3.4. Li-ion Batteries -- 4.3.5. Supercapacitors -- 4.4. Current Collectors -- 4.5. Catalyst and Catalyst Supports -- 4.6. Biomass Energy Accelerant (Microbial Fuel Cells) -- 4.7. Nuclear Fuel Formation Reagent -- 4.8. Direct Carbon Fuel Cells (DCFCs) -- SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 10 CARBON BLACK TREATED IN LOW PRESSURE PLASMA: A NEW CLASS OF GRANULAR ADSORBENTS FOR ACID AND BASIC COMPOUNDS -- ABSTRACT -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. THE PLASMOCHEMICAL APPROACH: AN OVERVIEW -- 2.1. Plasma Treatments -- 2.2. Dry Etching -- 2.3. Plasma Enhanced-Chemical Vapour Deposition -- 3. EXPERIMENTAL -- 3.1. Evaluation of the Surface Adsorption Properties -- 4. RESULTS -- 4.1. Treatments in NH3/O2 Containing Plasmas -- 4.2. PE-CVD by Acrylic Acid Vapours -- 4.3. PE-CVD by Allylamine Vapours -- CONCLUSIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 11 PRODUCTION, PROPERTIES AND APPLICATIONS OF CARBON BLACKS IN RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. MANUFACTURING METHOD -- 2.1. Lampblack Process -- 2.2. Oil Furnace Process -- 2.3. ACETYLENE PROCESS -- 2.4. Thermal Process -- 2.5. The Impingement Process -- 3. PHYSICAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND THE APPLICATIONS -- 3.1. Carbon Black-Based Composite Cathodes.

3.1.1. Sulfur/Carbon Black Composite Cathodes -- 3.1.2. LiFePO4/Carbon Black Composite Cathodes -- 3.2. Carbon Black-Based Composite Anodes -- 3.3. Carbon Black-Based Electrode Binders -- 3.4. Carbon Blacks Used as Electrode Conductive Additives -- SUMMARY AND FUTURE PROSPECTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.