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Chiral Nematic Mesoporous Carbons from Self‐Assembled Nanocrystalline Cellulose
Author(s) -
Asefa Tewodros
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201107332
Subject(s) - liquid crystal , materials science , nanocrystalline material , cellulose , mesoporous material , chemical engineering , carbonization , self assembly , carbon fibers , composite number , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , composite material , chemistry , catalysis , optoelectronics , scanning electron microscope , engineering
C‐ing cellulose in a new light : The self‐assembly of nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) with tetraalkoxysilane produces a chiral nematic NCC–silica composite material, which upon carbonization, and then etching of the silica with dilute base solution produces a novel high surface area chiral nematic mesoporous carbon (see picture).