Topics:
· Carbon resources and industrial importance
· Basic reactions and conversion processes
· Characterization of carbon materials and structure property relations
· Coal tar pitch – Precursor for carbon materials
· Carbon blacks: Manufacturing and application
· Activated carbon: Production and application
· Expanded graphite and its applications
· Industrial applications of natural graphite
· Carbon linings for primary aluminum production and iron making
· Introduction to electrochemistry, experimental testing and data interpretation
· Manufacturing and application of carbon and graphite for energy storage
· Fine grained carbon and graphite materials
· Manufacturing and application of graphite electrodes for steel production
· Carbon Materials in Corrosive and High Temperature Process Applications
· Carbon/Carbon-Composites: A lightweight material for high temperature applications