Understanding the exact structure and surface characteristics of carbon materials is very important for design, synthesis, and utilization of the best carbon form with particular functions and high performance for practical applications such as selective adsorption adsorbents, energy storage materials, catalysts or catalyst supports, etc. This review paper focuses on carbon surface properties and the interaction between gaseous or liquid substances and carbon surface. Catalytic functions of carbon materials are reviewed including recent progress in synthesis and applications of nano-carbons.

• Seong-Yop Lim(Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
• Doo-Hwan Jung(Advanced Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Energy Research)
• Seong-Ho Yoon(Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University)
• Isao Mochida(Institute for Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Kyushu University)