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xvii, 433 pages illustrations (some color) 24 cm

RSC green chemistry

Includes bibliographical references and index , Chapter 1. The search for functional porous carbons from sustainable presursors -- Part 1. Starbons� ; Chapter 2. From polysaccharides to Starbons� -- Chapter 3. Porous carbonaceous materials in catalytic applications -- Chapter 4. Application to carbonaceous materials in separation science -- Part 2. Hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) ; Chapter 5. Hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) : history, state-of-the-art and chemistry -- Chapter 6. Porous hydrothermal materials, nanoparticles, hybrids and composites -- Chapter 7. Hydrothermal carbon materials for heterogeneous catalysis -- Chapter 8. HTC-derived materials in energy and sequestration applications -- Part 3. Characterisation of porous carbonaceous solids ; Chapter 9. Porosity charaterisation of carbon materials -- Chapter 10. Bulk and surface analysis of carbonaceous materials -- Chapter 11. Microscopy and related techniques in the analysis of porous carbonaceous materials -- Part 4. Commercialisation ; Chapter 12. Other approaches and the commercialisation of sustainable carbonaceus materials technology.

White, Robin J.,