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Surface Properties of Synthesized Nanoporous Carbon and Silica Matrices
Published on: March 27, 2019
Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials
Anuj Kumar1, Gurumurthy Hegde, Shoriya Aruni Bt Abdul Manaf
1Faculty of Industrial Sciences & Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Gambang 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia. murthyhegde@gmail.com hegde@ump.edu.my.
Abstract:
Porous Carbon Nanoparticles (PCNs) with well-developed microporosity were obtained from bio-waste oil palm leaves (OPL) using single step pyrolysis in nitrogen atmosphere at 500-600 °C in tube-furnace without any catalysis support. The key approach was using silica (SiO2) bodies of OPL as a template in the synthesis of microporous carbon nanoparticles with very small particle sizes of 35-85 nm and pore sizes between 1.9-2 nm.
