This book presents synthesis, characterization, and applications of macroporous, mesoporous, nanoporous, hierarchical porous, porous metals, and porous ceramics. Special emphasis is given to the preparation of porous activated carbon materials and porous ionic liquid-derived materials for CO2 emissions mitigation. Additionally, a chapter includes the physical and mathematical modeling in porous media. Many analytical techniques for characterization are discussed in this book. Also, the biomedical and industrial applications of porous materials in adsorption, catalysis, biosensors, drug delivery, nanotechnology are described. The content helps solving fundamental and applied problems in porous materials with length scales varying from macro- to nano-level. 

Thomas Sabu Ph.D, is currently Vice-Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University and the Founder Director and Professor of School of Energy Materials, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He is an outstanding leader with sustained international acclaim for his work in Polymer Science and Engineering, Polymer Nanocomposites, Elastomers, Polymer Blends, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks, Polymer Membranes, Porous materials, Nanocomposites. Professor Thomas has published over 1200 peer-reviewed research papers, reviews, and book chapters. He has co-edited 150 books and is the inventor of 15 patents. The H index of Prof. Thomas is 114, with more than 63,000 citations. Prof. Thomas has supervised 115 Ph.D. programs, and his students occupy leading positions in academia and industry in India and abroad. Prof. Thomas has delivered over 350 plenary/inaugural and invited lectures in national/international meetings over 40 countries. Professor Thomas has received many prestigious national and international awards for his work, and he has been conferred an Honoris Causa (DSc) Doctorate by the University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, and the University of Lorraine, Nancy, France. Recently, Prof. Thomas has been awarded a Senior Fulbright Fellowship to visit 20 universities in the US and an award for most productive faculty in material sciences.