Soft templated mesoporous carbons: Tuning the porosity for the adsorption of large organic pollutants

• Published in: Carbon (New York) Vol. 116; pp. 528 - 546
• Main Authors: Libbrecht, Wannes, Verberckmoes, An, Thybaut, Joris W., Van Der Voort, Pascal, De Clercq, Jeriffa
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2017; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Adsorbents; Adsorption; Assembly; Block copolymers; Carbon; Catalysis; catalytic activity; Chemical composition; Complexity; composite polymers; Cost engineering; Doping; Electrochemistry; elemental composition; energy; Energy storage; Mathematical morphology; Morphology; nanoparticles; Pollutants; Polymerization; Pore size; Porosity; porous media; Reaction kinetics; Separation; surface area; Surface properties; Surface stability; Surfactants; Synthesis; Tuning

Mesoporous carbons have been the subject of various studies, both fundamental and applied. Fundamental studies revealed numerous synthesis routes which can adjust material characteristics as specific surface area, pore volume, pore size or morphology and elemental composition. The indirect synthesis...