Synthesis of nanostructured porous carbon

Abstract

In this paper, high-surface-area porous carbons with crumpled nanowalls were synthesized by carbonization of sucrose in the presence of zeolite template. The pore structures of the carbon materials were characterized using physical adsorption of nitrogen. Their surface chemistry was analyzed using X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS). The microscopic structure features of the samples were imaged by field-emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The nanostructure of synthesized porous carbon with a combination of micro-, meso- and macropores has been obtained. © World Scientific Publishing Company.