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Carbon, mesoporous

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Synonym(s):

Starbon 800

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
12.01
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.23

form

powder

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surface area

>500 m2/g , BET

pore size

0.4-0.7 cm3/g mesoporosity
0-0.25 cm3/g microporosity

bp

4827 °C

mp

3654-3697 °C

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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SMILES string

[C]

InChI

1S/C

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Starbons are mesoporous carbons synthesized by the carbonization of expanded mesoporous starch at high temperatures. Amylose and amylopectin polymer chains in starch self assemble to form large mesoporous structures. Starbons exhibit tunable surface energies and high volume. It can be readily functionalized. The unique features are hydrophobicity, graphite-like surface and chemical inertness.
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Application

Carbon, mesoporous can be used in the fabrication of optoelectronic and energy storage devices such as supercapacitor, and lithium ion batteries. It can also be used in the formation of a hybrid support that acts as a green tool for water purification. It is a surface tunable material that finds usage in chromatography, catalysis and environmental remediation.
Starbons may be used as a stationary phase for liquid chromatography and as solid support for precious metal catalyst. Starbon supported Pd catalyst was used in a model Heck reaction of iodobenzene.

Legal Information

Starbon is a trademark of University of York

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Sustainable polysaccharide-derived mesoporous carbons (Starbon as additives in lithium-ion batteries negative electrodes
Kim S, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 5(46), 24380-24387 (2017)
Mesoporous carbon nitrides: synthesis, functionalization, and applications
Lakhi KS, et al.
Chemical Society Reviews, 46, 72-101 (2017)
Monolithic mesoporous graphitic composites as super capacitors: From Starbons to Starenes
Garcia AM, et al.
Journal of Material Chemistry A, 6(3), 1119-1127 (2018)
Starbons: Cooking up Nanostructured Mesoporous Materials
Budarin V, et al.
Material Matters, 4(1), 19-19 (2009)
A novel biomass-based support (Starbon) for TiO2 hybrid photocatalysts: a versatile green tool for water purification
Colmenares JC, et al.
Royal Society of Chemistry Advances, 3(43), 20186-20192 (2013)

Articles

Our strategy is to synthesize mesoporous carbonaceous materials (“Starbons”) using mesoporous expanded starch as the precursor without the need for a templating agent.

Mesoporous Materials include a range of high surface area porous silicates with applications in gas adsorption, drug delivery, diagnostics and catalysis.

Mesoporous materials self-assemble from sol-gel precursors and amphiphiles, forming versatile structures for various applications.

Mesoporous materials self-assemble from sol-gel precursors and amphiphiles, forming versatile structures for various applications.

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