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Carbon, mesoporous

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hydrophilic pore surface

Synonym(s):

Starbon 300

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About This Item

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

Quality Level

form

powder

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surface area

>48.8 m2/g , BET

pore size

>0.13 cm3/g mesoporosity

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

Free-flowing micron-sized powder
Functionality by FITR: OH, C=O, and C=C
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.Mesoporous carbon may have a hydrophilic pore surface and a BET surface area of 300m2/g. The mean particle size of this graphitized carbon is 5μm.
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Application

Carbon, mesoporous can be used in the esterification of oleic acid and lauric acid for the formation of biofuels. It forms a composite with nanoscale zero valent iron particles for the removal of arsenic from groundwater.
It was used for a comparative study of the toxicity effects of various carbon nanoparticles on C57BL/6 mice.

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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Review of toxicity studies of carbon nanotubes
Kobayashi N, et al.
Journal of Occupational Health, 59(5), 394-407 (2017)
Starbons?: Cooking up Nanostructured Mesoporous Materials
Budarin V, et al.
Material Matters, 4(1), 19-19 (2009)
Esterification of lauric acid with methanol using sulfonated Starbons
Mena-Duran Cinthia J and Macquarrie DJ
research journal of chemistry and environment, 18, 1-6 (2014)
Functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes cause reversible
acute lung injury and induce fibrosis in mice
Xhang Y, et al.
Journal of Molecular Medicine, 91, 117-128 (2013)
Synthesis and characterization of robust zero valent iron/mesoporous carbon composites and their applications in arsenic removal
Baikousi M, et al.
Carbon, 93(10), 636-647 (2015)

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