title: Importance of Micropore-Mesopore Interfaces in Carbon Dioxide Capture by Carbon-Based Materials.
abstract: Mesoporous carbonaceous materials (Starbons®) derived from low-value/waste bio-resources separate CO2 from CO2 /N2 mixtures. Compared to Norit activated charcoal (AC), Starbons® have much lower microporosities (8-32 % versus 73 %) yet adsorb up to 65 % more CO2 . The presence of interconnected micropores and mesopores is responsible for the enhanced CO2 adsorption. The Starbons® also showed three-four times higher selectivity for CO2 adsorption rather than N2 adsorption compared to AC.
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Gema
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Durá
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Vitaliy L
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Budarin
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Orgánica y Bioquímica-Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Instituto Regional de Investigación Científica Aplicada-IRICA, 13071, Ciudad Real, Spain.
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Castro-Osma
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física de Polímeros, Elastómeros y Aplicaciones Energéticas, Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Polímeros, CSIC, c/Juan de la Cierva 3, 28006, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Peter S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Shuttleworth
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK.
authors.forename: Sophie C Z
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Quek
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK. james.clark@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, Department of Chemistry, The University of York, York, YO10 5DD, UK. michael.north@york.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: North
keywords: adsorption; carbon dioxide capture; carbon materials; mesoporous materials; separation