TY - JOUR
T1 - Preparation and adsorption properties of activated porous carbons obtained using volatile zinc templating phases
AU - Cesano, Federico
AU - Rahman, Mohammed Mastabur
AU - Bertarione, Serena
AU - Vitillo, Jenny G.
AU - Scarano, Domenica
AU - Zecchina, Adriano
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors thank MIUR and Regione Piemonte Research Programs (Sistemi a base di carbonio nanostrutturato per applicazioni industriali-D37 and NANOCONTACT) for the financial support.
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - High-surface-area activated micro/mesoporous carbons (SBET ≅ 700-1900 m2/g) were obtained by a simple synthesis method, consisting in the ZnCl2-catalyzed polymerization of furfuryl alcohol followed by the polymer pyrolysis. The ZnCl2 salt, whose quantity exceeds that necessary for the polymerization reaction, acts both as template and as activating agent during the thermal treatment. Depending on the precursor quantities, carbons with prevailing micro-or meso-porous nature were obtained. The peculiar porosities make these materials suitable for testing the adsorption of molecules of different size (methylene blue and Cy-5 cyanine), which can constitute an easy method to qualitatively identify the micro/mesoporous nature of carbon materials.
AB - High-surface-area activated micro/mesoporous carbons (SBET ≅ 700-1900 m2/g) were obtained by a simple synthesis method, consisting in the ZnCl2-catalyzed polymerization of furfuryl alcohol followed by the polymer pyrolysis. The ZnCl2 salt, whose quantity exceeds that necessary for the polymerization reaction, acts both as template and as activating agent during the thermal treatment. Depending on the precursor quantities, carbons with prevailing micro-or meso-porous nature were obtained. The peculiar porosities make these materials suitable for testing the adsorption of molecules of different size (methylene blue and Cy-5 cyanine), which can constitute an easy method to qualitatively identify the micro/mesoporous nature of carbon materials.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.015
DO - 10.1016/j.carbon.2011.12.015
M3 - Letter
AN - SCOPUS:84856717986
SN - 0008-6223
VL - 50
SP - 2047
EP - 2051
JO - Carbon
JF - Carbon
IS - 5
ER -