Biomass derived mesoporous carbon monoliths via an evaporation-induced self-assembly

Elaigwu, Sunday E.; Greenway, Gillian M.

Abstract

Evaporation-induced self-assembly has been applied in the synthesis of crack-free mesoporous carbon monolith with good mechanical stability using a waste plant material as carbon precursor and triblock copolymer F127 as template. The carbon monolith was characterized using transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, nitrogen adsorption–desorption measurement, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. The results showed that the carbon monolith is mesoporous, has a surface area of 219 m²/g, and a narrow pore size distribution of 6.5 nm.

Citation

Elaigwu, S. E., & Greenway, G. M. (2014). Biomass derived mesoporous carbon monoliths via an evaporation-induced self-assembly. Materials letters, 115, 117-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2013.10.019

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 6, 2013
• Online Publication Date: Oct 14, 2013
• Publication Date: 2014-02
• Deposit Date: Aug 11, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Nov 23, 2017
• Journal: Materials letters
• Print ISSN: 0167-577X
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 115
• Pages: 117-120
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2013.10.019
• Keywords: Mechanical Engineering; General Materials Science; Mechanics of Materials; Condensed Matter Physics
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• Publisher URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167577X13013967
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• Contract Date: Nov 23, 2017