part Part I CARBON FIBERS -- chapter 1 FORMATION OF MICROSTRUCTURE IN MESOPHASE CARBON FIBERS / chapter 2 THE EFFECT OF PROCESSING ON THE STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES / chapter 3 ELECTRONIC AND THERMAL PROPERTIES OF CARBON FIBERS / part Part II CVD/CVI PROCESSES -- chapter 4 FUNDAMENTALS OF CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION IN HOT WALL REACTORS / chapter 5 CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION PROCESSES OF CARBON MATERIALS / chapter 6 INDUSTRIAL CARBON CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION (CVI) PROCESSES / chapter 7 LIQUID IMPREGNATION TECHNIQUES FOR CARBON–CARBON COMPOSITES / part Part III PROPERTIES OF MATRICES AND COMPOSITES -- chapter 8 STRUCTURE OF PYROCARBONS / chapter 9 ROLE OF CHEMISTRY IN ADVANCED CARBON-BASED COMPOSITES / chapter 10 CARBON–CEMENT COMPOSITES