Starbons: New starch-derived mesoporous carbonaceous materials with tunable properties

V Budarin, J H Clark, J J E Hardy, R Luque, K Milkowski, S J Tavener, A J Wilson

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Abstract

A star is born: The complex molecular architecture found in plants is used in the design of new nanostructured materials. Carbon-based mesoporous materials with tunable surfaces and bulk properties can be synthesized by the low-temperature carbonization of expanded natural starches that are in turn prepared by a simple gelatinization-retrogradation process.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3782-3786
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume45
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 3 May 2006

Keywords

  • carbohydrates
  • carbon
  • mesoporous materials
  • surface chemistry
  • thermochemistry
  • X-RAY-SCATTERING
  • ACTIVATED CARBON
  • SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZATION
  • RENEWABLE RESOURCES
  • MOLECULAR-SIEVES
  • MAS NMR
  • ADSORPTION
  • SEPARATION
  • CHEMISTRY
  • ACID

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