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Preparation and characterization of ordered mesoporous carbon based on soybean oil

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A new carbon precursor, soybean oil, was applied to the synthesis of ordered mesoporous carbon (SOMC) using an inverse replication method in conjunction with ordered mesoporous SiO2 molecular sieves (SBA-15) as a hard template. The effects of different carbonization temperatures (600, 700, and 800 °C) on the microstructure, degree of order of the pore structure, specific surface area, and pore size of the SOMC were investigated. Scanning electron microscopy showed that the SOMC was composed of rods approximately 1 μm in length and 0.5 μm in diameter. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that carbonization temperatures in the range of 600–800 °C produced, the SOMC samples having a suitably ordered mesoporous structure. N2 adsorption–desorption analysis confirmed that the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface area of the SOMC was 882 m2/g with a pore diameter of 3.5 nm after processing at 600 °C.

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This study was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21962001), China; the National Natural Science Foundation of China (21862001), China; Ningxia Scientific and Technological Innovation Leading Personnel Training (KJT2017006), China; The talent highland of research and development of high-value utilization technology of low-quality resources in Ningxia, China; and New Catalytic Process in Clean Energy Production (ZDZX201803), China, are gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, 750021, China

    Wei Liu, Hong Yuan & Yihu Ke

  2. State Key Laboratory of National Ethnic Affairs Commission Chemical Technology, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, 750021, China

    Hong Yuan & Yihu Ke

  3. Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University, Yinchuan, 750021, China

    Hong Yuan & Yihu Ke

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Liu, W., Yuan, H. & Ke, Y. Preparation and characterization of ordered mesoporous carbon based on soybean oil. J Mater Sci 55, 6525–6536 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-04480-2

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