Self-Sacrificial Salt Templating: Simple Auxiliary Control over the Nanoporous Structure of Porous Carbon Monoliths Prepared through the Solvothermal Route
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material
2.2. Preparation of Porous Porous Carbon Monoliths
2.3. Characterization of Porous Carbon Monoliths
3. Results
3.1. Proofs of Self-Sacrificial Salt Templating
3.2. Control over the Nanoporous Architecture of Porous Carbon Monoliths
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Element Weight (%) | ||
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C | O | S | |
N/R-2.54 before pyrolyzing | 87.60 | 2.98 | 9.42 |
N/R-2.54 after pyrolyzing | 93.35 | 6.10 | 0.55 |
Sample | Element Weight (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|
C | N | S | |
N/R-2.54 before pyrolyzing | 74.40 | 15.87 | 9.73 |
N/R-2.54 after pyrolyzing | 97.54 | 1.51 | 0.95 |
Samples | Density (g/cm3) | BET Specific Surface Area (m2/g) | Pore Volume (cm3/g) | Micropore Volume (cm3/g) | Micropore Specific Surface Area (m2/g) | External Surface Area (m2/g) |
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N/R-0 | 0.21 | 611 | 0.562 | 0.099 | 213 | 398 |
N/R-1.26 | 0.18 | 761 | 0.551 | 0.142 | 326 | 435 |
N/R-2.54 | 0.16 | 1131 | 0.667 | 0.316 | 770 | 361 |
N/R-3.81 | 0.13 | 532 | 0.531 | 0.105 | 125 | 407 |
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Zhang, Z.; Feng, J.; Jiang, Y.; Liu, P.; Zhang, Q.; Wei, R.; Chen, X.; Feng, J. Self-Sacrificial Salt Templating: Simple Auxiliary Control over the Nanoporous Structure of Porous Carbon Monoliths Prepared through the Solvothermal Route. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040255
Zhang Z, Feng J, Jiang Y, Liu P, Zhang Q, Wei R, Chen X, Feng J. Self-Sacrificial Salt Templating: Simple Auxiliary Control over the Nanoporous Structure of Porous Carbon Monoliths Prepared through the Solvothermal Route. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(4):255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040255
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Zhen, Junzong Feng, Yonggang Jiang, Ping Liu, Qiuhua Zhang, Ronghui Wei, Xiang Chen, and Jian Feng. 2018. "Self-Sacrificial Salt Templating: Simple Auxiliary Control over the Nanoporous Structure of Porous Carbon Monoliths Prepared through the Solvothermal Route" Nanomaterials 8, no. 4: 255. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8040255