Porous carbons have wide application fields such as catalysis, separation, and energy storage for their huge surface area, high thermal and chemical stability, and high electric conduction. The novel phenolic resins have been synthesized using 2,2'-biphenol (BPh) or bisphenol A (BPA) and porous carbon materials have been prepared by soft template methods. The porosity could be controlled by varying the ratios of BPh (BPA) and surfactant during the polymerization reactions and also by the pyrolysis temperatures. Although most prepared carbon materials have micropore structures, the carbons derived from BPh and F-127 surfactant have the mesoporosity.

Utilization of 2,2'-biphenol and bisphenol-A as the precursors of mesoporous carbon

243rd National Meeting (2012)

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