Complementary Fungus‐Derived Micro‐Porosity in Nano Materials

Abstract

Porous materials are used for a variety of applications including filtration, aeration, materials handling, sorbents, structural materials and sensors. In this paper, we discuss the processing and characterization of nano-structured porous ceramics. In this work, single celled fungi have been used to make pores that are in the micron size range in the material. Porosity of structures formed with nano sized silicon carbide; silicon nitride and silicon dioxide have been studied and characterized using the scanning electron microscope. This procedure of making porous materials can reduce costs during industrial production by reducing the storage space and eliminating the energy needed to remove the fugitive materials normally used.