Microwave-Assisted Synthesis for Carbon Nanomaterials

Abstract Microwave-assisted synthesis is an enabling technology that has been extensively used in carbon nanomaterials and organic material synthesis. Microwave-enhanced modification of carbon nanomaterials is a noninvasive, simple, fast, environmentally friendly, and clean method as compared to traditional methods. The microwave facilitates and accelerates the reaction, often improving relative yield. In this chapter, a very brief summary of synthesis of carbon nanomaterials is discussed. Hence, microwave-assisted carbon nanomaterials seem to be the most promising method for possible industrial scale up due to the relatively low growth temperature, high surface area, high adsorption capacity, low pollution, and energy saving.