Graphitic Carbon Nitrides

Graphitic carbon nitrides (g-C3N4) have attracted much attention as visible-light active photocatalysts. This book focuses on the synthesis, structure modifications, and applications of these advanced carbon materials.

Michio Inagaki is Professor Emeritus at Hokkaido University, Japan. He served as President of the Carbon Society of Japan and was formerly Professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Aichi Institute of Technology, Hokkaido University, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, and Visiting Professor of Tsinghua University, China. He received his PhD from Nagoya University. Masahiro Toyoda is Professor Emeritus at Oita University, Japan, where he had served as Dean of the Faculty of Science and Technology and Director of the Graduate School of Engineering. He received his PhD from Hokkaido University. Yasushi Soneda is Principal Research Manager at the Energy Process Research Institute, Department of Energy and Environment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan. He serves as President of the Carbon Society of Japan. He received his PhD from Hokkaido University.

Chapter 0 Front Matter Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Syntheses and modification of g-C3N4 Chapter 3 Hydrogen evolution (water splitting) Chapter 4 Carbon dioxide conversion to hydrocarbons Chapter 5 Hydrogen peroxide production Chapter 6 Nitrogen fixation by g-C3N4 Chapter 7 Pollutants degradation and removal by g-C3N4 Chapter 8 Precursor for diamond synthesis and superhard C3N4 polymorph Chapter 9 Prospectives for g-C3N4