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Preparation and Characterization of Mesoporous Hybrid Particle‐Fiber Carbon Monoliths
Author(s) -
Fuertes A.B.,
Marbán G.,
Nevskaia D.M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/1527-2648(20020503)4:5<291::aid-adem291>3.0.co;2-r
Subject(s) - materials science , activated carbon , mesoporous material , porosity , adsorption , chemical engineering , carbon fibers , particle (ecology) , catalysis , energy storage , characterization (materials science) , porous medium , supercapacitor , electrode , nanotechnology , composite material , electrochemistry , composite number , organic chemistry , power (physics) , chemistry , oceanography , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering , geology
Porous carbon materials are a subject of increasing attention in many areas of technology such as air purification, catalysis, refrigeration, gas and energy storage, and energy production. Super‐activated carbons (SAC) are powdered activated carbons generally made from mesocarbon microbeads and have a very high adsorption capacity. They are highly appropriate for use in evaporative loss control devices (automobile canisters), catalytic supports, fuel‐cell electrodes, and double‐layer electrical capacitors. In all of these applications it is desirable that the carbon particles be immobilized in order to form rigid devices of high permeability. This communication describes a method to immobilize these fine particles in order to obtain rigid structures with a high internal porosity.