title: Adsorption and structural properties of ordered mesoporous carbons synthesized by using various carbon precursors and ordered siliceous P6mm and Ia3d mesostructures as templates.
abstract: Adsorption and structural properties of inverse carbon replicas of two ordered siliceous P6mm and Ia3d mesostructures have been studied by nitrogen adsorption, powder X-ray diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. These carbon replicas were prepared by filling the pores of SBA-15 and KIT-6 siliceous templates with various carbon precursors followed by carbonization and silica dissolution. Sucrose, furfuryl alcohol, acenaphthene, mesophase pitch, and petroleum pitch were used to obtain inverse carbon replicas of SBA-15 and KIT-6. While structural properties of the resulting ordered mesoporous carbons are mainly determined by the hard template used, their adsorption properties depend on the type of the carbon precursor.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio 44242, USA.
authors.forename: Kamil P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Gierszal
authors.forename: Tae-Wan
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Ryong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ryoo
authors.forename: Mietek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jaroniec