ADVANCED MATERIALS FORM CARBON BLACK MODIFICATION: A FOREVER YOUNG NANOMATERIAL

Carbon black (CB) is a versatile carbonaceous material prone to be structurally and chemically modified in quite mild wet conditions. Recently, in our group, the potentiality of CB has been exploited producing a highly varied array of advanced materials for innovative applications in energetics (Fig.1). Among them: oGraphene-like (GL) layers and ultrathin (GL) films; oTiO2/GL nanoparticles; magnetite/GL composites; oEumelanin/GL bioinspired conductive composites; oMetal-Organic Framework (MOF)/GL conductive composites; oTailored materials by CB surface modifications: i) oxidation and functionalization with amino-groups; ii) coating with iron oxides; iii) impregnation with an ionic liquid (IL).