Contrary to all the books on carbon nanotubes published up to now (mainly devoted to physics and electronic applications of this important class of nanostructured materials), this is the first interdisciplinary book that focuses specifically on chemistry of carbon nanotubes and their related aspects. It brings together inorganic, organic, macromolecular, biological, analytical and theoretical chemists, materials scientists, spectroscopists and microscopists, from both academia and industry to share information on the methods of synthesis, purification and characterization of carbon nanotubes, modification of their chemical properties in order to expand the areas of nanotube applications in science and technology. This 3-volume set book offers exclusive coverage of all chemistry-related aspects of the science of carbon nanotubes.