Abstract
Porous carbon materials are ubiquitous in catalysis, separation, and energy storage/conversion. Well-defined nanoporous carbon materials are essential for a number of the aforementioned applications. Ordered mesoporous carbon materials have previously been replicated using colloidal crystals and presynthesized mesoporous silicas as scaffolds. Recently, we and others have reported alternative methods for the synthesis of highly ordered mesoporous carbons via self-assembly. The mesostructures of these carbon materials are highly stable and can be further tailored via graphitization and surface functionalization for catalysis applications. This presentation will be focused on our recent development in (a) new self-assembly approaches to the preparation of highly ordered mesoporous carbon materials for controlling pore structures and morphologies and (b) surface modification techniques to control the interfacial chemistry of nanoporous carbon materials for energy-related applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts |
| State | Published - 2011 |
| Event | 241st ACS National Meeting and Exposition - Anaheim, CA, United States Duration: Mar 27 2011 → Mar 31 2011 |