One-step Nanocasting Synthesis of Ordered Mesoporous Carbon with Graphitic Frameworks

A simple one-step nanocasting route has been demonstrated to synthesize ordered mesoporous carbon with graphitic frameworks. In the synthesis, the complicated carbon precursor impregnation step is no longer used and the carbon precursor (soybean oil) is incorporated into the mesopore channels in the hydrophobic domain of the triblock copolymers due to the coordination function through the preparation the ordered mesoporous silica SBA-15. It was found that the as-prepared graphitic carbon material has an ordered 2D hexagonal mesostructure with a rod-like morphology, a high specific surface area (813.7 m(2) g(-1)) and a large pore volume (0.758 cm(3) g(-1)), giving the material wide potential applications as catalyst support, adsorbent and electrode material.