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Carbon, mesoporous

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less than 100 ppm Al, Ti, Fe, Ni, Cu, and Zn combined

Synonym(s):

Graphitized carbon black

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C
CAS Number:
1333-86-4
Molecular Weight:
12.01
EC Number:
215-609-9
MDL number:
MFCD00133992
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
329762150
NACRES:
NA.23

grade

battery grade

form

powder

mol wt

Mw 12.011 g/mol

composition

C

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surface area

150-250 m2/g

particle size distribution

45 μm±5

pore size

0.5 cm3/g pore volume (typical)

bp

4827 °C

mp

3654-3697 °C

bulk density

1.686 g/cm3 (absolute, typical)

application(s)

battery manufacturing

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Enabling,

SMILES string

[C]

InChI

1S/C

InChI key

OKTJSMMVPCPJKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Carbon, mesoporous is a carbonaceous material with high surface area, chemical inertness, biocompatibility, thermal stability and electrical conductivity. It can be prepared by a variety of methods such as hydrogen bonding interaction, and freeze drying. Mesoporous carbon materials have been categorized based on their pore diameter (2 nm < pore size < 50nm).
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Application

Carbon, mesoporous can be used for a variety of applications such as fuel cell, lithium ion batteries, lithium sulfur batteries, double-layer capacitor and hydrogen evolution.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Material Matters, 3(1), 17-17 (2008)
Mesoporous carbon materials: synthesis and modification
Liang C, et al.
Angewandte Chemie (International Edition in English), 47(20), 3696-3717 (2008)
Core-shell structured silicon nanoparticles@ TiO2-x/carbon mesoporous microfiber composite as a safe and high-performance lithium-ion battery anode
Jeong G, et al.
ACS Nano, 8(3), 2977-2985 (2014)
Preparation of mesoporous carbon by freeze drying
Tamon H, et al.
Carbon, 37(12), 2049-2055 (1999)
Preparation of rattle-type magnetic mesoporous carbon spheres and their highly efficient adsorption and separation
Yin Y, et al.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 361(2), 527-533 (2011)
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