Features of Nanoporous Carbon Material Synthesis

Creation of innovative products and technological breakthrough – phrases most often used in relation to objects located in the nanoscale area. Carbon nanomaterials (CNMs) of various morphologies and structures, which include nanotubes, graphene, nanoporous carbon, are one of the most studied materials of the nanotechnology industry at present. This is due primarily to the fact that their physico-mechanical and physico-chemical characteristics have a direct effect on the final product. At the same time, for a number of applications, the best performance is achieved at the highest possible values of specific surface parameters and porosity. Methods and an experimental technology for producing microand mesoporous carbon material have been developed. Depending on the feedstock and technological synthesis modes, a nanoporous carbon material is obtained with a predominance of microor mesopores, with a BET specific surface area in the range of 2000–4000 m/g. The technology includes carbonization of the starting materials and subsequent chemical activation. The obtained activated carbon material can be used as sorbents for gaseous media, both in purification systems and as gas batteries for safe storage and transportation systems, as well as for solving a number of environmental problems.