Cobalt : Characteristics, Compounds & Applications

This book presents topical research in the study of the characteristics, compounds and applications of cobalt. Topics discussed include the preparative chemistry of cobalt silica gel catalyst for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis; cobalt-based catalysts used in the solvolysis of ammonia borane; methods of production and magnetic properties of cobalt-based metallic glasses; cobalt-filled nanotubes and the role of cobalt in carbon nanotube synthesis.