Abstract:A mesostructured form of carbon was fabricated from a template of mesostructured silica by using pentane, an aliphatic hydrocarbon precursor. To synthesize the mesostructured silica, a buffered (pH of 6.5) mixture of nonionic Pluronic P123 surfactant, sodium silicate, and acetic acid were used. The impregnated silica with Fe(CO) 5 (wt 5%) and pentane was placed in a quartz tube, treated with pentane vapor at 800 o C for two hours to synthesize the mesostructured carbon. The XRD patterns of the carbon replica i… Show more
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