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Macroscopic‐Scale Template Synthesis of Robust Carbonaceous Nanofiber Hydrogels and Aerogels and Their Applications
Author(s) -
Liang HaiWei,
Guan QingFang,
Chen LiFeng,
Zhu Zhu,
Zhang WenJun,
Yu ShuHong
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.201200710
Subject(s) - nanofiber , carbonization , materials science , self healing hydrogels , template , hydrothermal circulation , adsorption , nanotechnology , porosity , composite number , computer science , chemical engineering , composite material , chemistry , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , scanning electron microscope , engineering
Robust nanofiber gels : Monolithic hydrogels and aerogels consisting of uniform carbonaceous nanofibers (CNFs) were fabricated on a macroscopic scale (12 L, see picture) by a simple template‐directed, hydrothermal carbonization process. The high surface reactivity of the CNFs and high porosity and robust nature of the gels can be exploited in applications such as selective adsorbents and templates for creating functional composite gels.