title: Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials.
abstract: Porous Carbon Nanoparticles (PCNs) with well-developed microporosity were obtained from bio-waste oil palm leaves (OPL) using single step pyrolysis in nitrogen atmosphere at 500-600 °C in tube-furnace without any catalysis support. The key approach was using silica (SiO2) bodies of OPL as a template in the synthesis of microporous carbon nanoparticles with very small particle sizes of 35-85 nm and pore sizes between 1.9-2 nm.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. murthyhegde@gmail.com hegde@ump.edu.my.
authors.forename: Anuj
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Gurumurthy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Shoriya Aruni Bt Abdul
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Manaf
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ngaini
authors.forename: K V
authors.initials: KV
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D010316:Particle Size; D065749:Phoeniceae / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D016062:Porosity; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D002244:Carbon; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; D009584:Nitrogen