Process and Product Classification

As mentioned above, only the minerals diamond and natural graphite are found in nature. All other carbon products are man-made and derive from carbonaceous precursors. These synthetic products eu e manufactured by a number of processes summarized inTable 1.2. Each process will be reviewed in the relevant chapters. 

In this book, the applications of carbon materials are classified by product functions such as chemical, structural, electrical, and optical. This classification corresponds roughly to the various segments of industry including aerospace and automotive, metals and chemicals, electronics and semiconductor, optics, and photonics. 

Tabie 1.2. Major Processes for the Production of Carbon Materials 

Molding/carbonization Molded graphite Vitreous carbon 

Chemical Vapor Deposition Polycrystalline diamond Pyrolytic graphite 

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