Indo Carbon 2003 Conference Proceedings Carbon and Carbon Materials Recent Trends Editors GJV. Mathur V.S. Tripathi T.L. Dhami O.P. Bahl
CONTENTS Introduction 1 1. Activated Carbon Adsorption and Environmental Cleanup 3 R.C. Bansal 2. Activated Carbon Fibres from Polyaramid Fibres, Microporosity Characterisation 5 F. Sudrez-Garcia, S. Villar-Rodil, J.I. Paredes, A. Martinez-Alonso and J.M.D. Tascon 3. Characterisation of Carbon Materials Changing Scenario 20 N.K. Sandle ACTIVATED CARBON 4. Activated Carbon Adsorption of Arsenic from Aqueous Solution 25 Meenakshi Goyal, Shaon Sarkar andr.c. Bansal 5. Evaluation of NBC Canisters Against Phosgene, A Chemical Warfare Agent 33 Beer Singh, Amit Saxena, Dileep Shafda, S.S. Yadav, Chintamani, D. Pandey and K. Sekhar 6. Adsorption of Dimethyl Methyl Phosphonate on Carbons 44 Amit Saxena, Beer Singh, Vinita Dubey, Shushanto Banerjee, R.P. Semwal and D. Pandey 7. Kinetics of Degradation of Sulphur Mustard on Impregnated Carbons 57 Beer Singh, G.K.Prasad, M. V.S. Suryanarayana, R.K. Shrivastva, K. Ganeshan and D.Pandey 8. Selective and Preferential Adsorption of Heavy Metals on Activated Carbon Prepared from Walnut Shell 64 Manisha Mukherjee, D.S. Ramteke and R. Sarin 9. Utilization of Groundnut Shell: An Agricultural Waste for the Development of Powdered Activated Carbon by Chemical Activation 80 R. Malik, D.S. Ramteke andr. Sarin
IV 10. Tailoring Activated Carbon Surface for the Adsorption of Benzoic Acid and Acetaldehyde 92 Aditya Swami, D.S. Ramteke and R. Sarin 11. Removal of Chromium from Wastewaters using Carbon Aerogel Electrodes 105 P. Rana, N. Mohan, C. Rajagopal and B.S. Garg 12. Equilibrium Study of Competitive Sorption of Cu (II), Pb (II) and Hg (II) Ions from Aqueous Solution on to Granular Activated Carbon 119 Jyotsna Goel, Krishna Kadirvelu, Chitra Rajagopal and Vinod K. Garg 13. Adsorption of Ni (II) and Zn (II) from Aqueous Solution by Chemically Treated Activated Carbon 131 Ajay Meena, G. K. Mishra, Satish Kumar, P.N. Nagar and Chitra Rajagopal 14. Preparation of Activated Carbon from Phenolic Beads: Effect of Activation Time 141 Arjun Singh, R.K. Yadav,Darshan Lai and V. S. Tripathi 15. Preparation and Characterization of Molecular Sieving Carbon from Cation (A1+++) Exchanged Resin 150 G.S. Singh, R.K. Tewari, Darshan Lai and V.S.Tripathi 16. Studies on the Effect of Fabric Faults on the Barrier Properties of Permeable Chemical Protective Fabric 157 Sanjay Kumar Barua, Shailendra Kumar Tripathi, G.K. Agarwal, Darshan Lai and V.S. Tripathi 17. Influence of Pyrolysis Conditions on Yield and Surface Properties of Carbon Spheres Derived from Sulphonated Polymeric Precursor 162 A.K. Srivastava, Sanjeevan Kumar Agganval, Darshan Lai and V.S. Tripathi 18. Preparation of Activated Carbon from Phenolic Beads: Effect of Formaldehyde-to-Phenol Ratio 169 Arjun Singh, Neeta Verma, R.K.Yadav, Darshan Lai and V.S. Tripathi 19. Preliminary Investigations on Preparation of Carbon Nanoparticles by Template Carbonization Technique 177 H.C. Joshi, Rohitashaw Kumar Singh, Darshan Lai and V.S. Tripathi
V 20. Development of Technique for Preparation of Activated Carbon Spheroids from Coal-based Pitch 181 P.K. Rai, Arti Bhatt, Vivek Kumar, A.S. Rawat, Rqjeev Goel and J.C. Kapoor 21. Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Molecular Sieves (CMS) by Hydrocarbon Cracking on Mesoporous Active Carbon Spheres (ACS) 187 D.N.Duggal, Rajesh Kumar, Rohitashaw Singh, Darshan Lai and V.S.Tripathi FIBRE AND COMPOSITES 22. Use of Carbon Fibres and Carbon Fibre Mesh in the Reconstructive Surgery 197 Naveen Kumar and A.K. Sharma 23. Challenges in Carbon/Carbon Composites Technologies in India 214 O.P. Bahl and T.L. Dhami 24. High Thermal Conductivity Carbon/Carbon Composites Derived from Hard Carbons 234 T.L. Dhami, O.P. Bahl, R.B. Mathur, S.K.Chauhan andr.k.sharma 25. Interface and Microstructure Development in Carbon/Carbon Composites 248 T.L. Dhami, R.B. Mathur, O.P. Bahl, S.R. Dakate and S.K. Sippy 26. Densification of Porous Carbon through Chemical Vapour Infiltration 262 K. Dasgupta and D. Sathiyamoorthy 27. Development of Carbon-Ceramic Composites with Improved Oxidation Resistance 272 G. Bhatia, V. Raman, R.K. Aggarwal, P.R. Sengupta, A. Mishra and M. Saha 28. Effect of Heat-Treatment Temperature on the Development of Pitch Based Carbon Fibres 278 V. Raman, G. Bhatia, R.K. Aggarwal, P.R. Sengupta, M. Saha and A. Mishra &. Development of SiC Nanofibres Through Polymer Blend and Sol-Gel Techniques 286 V. Raman, G. Bhatia, R.K. Aggarwal, P.R. Sengupta ands. Bhardwaj
VI 30. Studies on the Reduction of Harmful Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Coal Tar Pitches 290 R.K. Aggarwal, G. Bhatia, V. Raman, S. Bhardwaj, A.K. Mishra and N.K. Kaushik 31. Influence of Gamma Irradiation on Pure and Weathered Carbon Fibre Reinforced Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) 298 R. Ramani, Babu Lai, A. Balraj, S. Shukla, Sarfaraz Alam and G.N. Mathur 32. Development of 3 Dimensional Composite Stiffening Pads for Composite Duct of Fighter Engine 304 Sunil B.G., Manjunath Karanth M.R., Gejoy Mathew and Shama Rao 33. Microstructural Characteristics Controlling Thermophysical Properties of High Density Pitch Based Carbon/Carbon Composites 305 LM. Manocha, Ashish Warrier and S. Manocha 34. Evaluation of Structural Changes in Pitch Based Carbon Fibers During Stabilization and Carbonization 322 L.M. Manocha, Nilesh Parmar and S. Manocha 35. Development and Material Characterisation of Carbon-Carbon Composites made Using Spun Yarn Graphitised Carbon Fabric 323 K.H. Sinnur, R.K. Jain and G. Rohini Devi 36. Critical Aspects in Processing of Multidirectional Preforms Made with Carbon Fibre Pultruded Rods 324 J.C. Chaudhary, G. Ramaguru and Neil Dubey RAW MATERIAL AND PRODUCTS 37. Conversion of Refining/Petrochemical Residues into Precursor for Advance Carbon Materials 327 Manoj Srivastava, R.S. Kaushik, Manoj Kumar, Susanta Mandal, M.K.S. Aloopwan, N.N. Bahuguna,Rajesh Sharma, S.S. Ray, I.D. Singh andm.o. Garg 38. A Study of Oxidation Propensity of Different Source of Needle Coke at Various Heat Treated Temperature 338 CM. Joyappa, S. Prakash, R. Raghunand and Lallan Prashad 39. A Study on Variation of Vicosity of Binder Pitches on Addition of Stearic Acid 342 J.S. Mahur, CM. Joyappa, R. Raghunand and Lallan Prashad
Vll 40. Use of Carbon Black as Additive in Bituminous Binder for Road Construction 345 N.K.S. Pundhir, R.K. Maheshwari and P.K. Jain 41. Some Interesting Trends Found in Petroleum Cokes 353 Ravindra Narvekar and Ajit Sardesai 42. Tribological Studies of Carbographite Materials 363 Shashank Mishra, Harjeet Singh and R.K. Singh and Nagesh K. Moorthy and C.R. Jagga 43. Mesophase Formation in Coking Coal on Carbonisation and Its Influence on Coke Quality 370 N.K. Ghosh 44. Design and Development of Holding Grips for Testing of Tensile Properties of Carbo-Graphite Materials 377 Shashank Mishra and Harjeet Singh 45. Effect of Carbon Black Blending on Mechanical Properties of Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) 378 Babu Lai, K.S. Pandey, Sarfaraz Alam and G.N. Mathur 46. Modern Methodology for Testing Graphite Electrode Regulation in Electric Arc Furnaces in Steel Plants 383 M.M. Damani, A.N. Kulkami and D.E.P. Prasad 47. Effect of Chemical Treatment on Pyrolysis Behaviour and Proposity of Synthetic Precursors 392 S. Manocha and Raviraj K. Shah / 48. Development of Carbo-Graphite Materials and Seals for Aero-Engines 402 R.K. Singh, Shashank Mishra, Harjeet Singh and G. N. Mathur 49. Enrichment of Carbon in Natural Cokes (jhama) A Prospective Source to Carbon Industry 412 Ashok K. Singh, Vivek Singh, R.S. Yadav, N. Chaudhury and S.K.Hazra NANOTUBES AND MATERIALS 50. Fabrication and Characterization of Well Dispersed Carbon Nanotubes/ Coaltar-Pitch Composites 423 R.B. Mathur and Chhotey Lai
Vlll 51. Thermal Gravimetric Studies on the As-Produced and Purified Nanotube-Rich Carbon Soot 430 R.B. Mathur, Chhotey Lai, R.K. Seth and T.L. Dhami 52. Analytical Characterization of C60 Fullerene 435 D.N. Tripathi, D.K. Setua and G.N. Mathur 53. Fullerenes, Carbon Nanotubes and Nano-composites from Lignites and Coals 439 D.K. Sharma 54. Field-Emission Properties of Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes and Composite Film 440 P.K. Jain, Y.R. Mahajan, G. Sundararajan, A.V. Okotrub, L.G. Bulusheva and A.V. Gusel'nikov 55. Synthesis and Characterization of the Smallest Fullerene Cage C36 447 J.N. Srivastava, K.K. Awasthi, Bal Krishna and G.N. Mathur 56. The Preparation and Characterization of Carbon Nanomaterials Produced by CVD Method on Different Substrate Sites 452 L.M. Manocha, Jignesh Valand and S. Manocha