Facile fabrication of graphitic mesoporous carbon with ultrathin walls from petroleum asphalt

- A simple route was developed for fabrication of graphitic mesoporous carbon (GMC) with ultrathin walls.
- The GMC can be prepared by pyrolysis of the mixture of petroleum asphalt and aluminum isopropoxide.
- The GMC prepared possesses a narrow pore size distribution with an average pore diameter of 7.53 nm.
- The GMC has a surface area of 479 m2 g−1 but a relatively high mesopore volume of 1.55 cm3 g−1.

A simple route was developed to fabricate graphitic mesoporous carbon with ultrathin walls by direct pyrolysis of the mixture of petroleum asphalt and aluminum isopropoxide. The graphitic mesoporous carbon prepared has a surface area of 479 m2 g−1 with an average pore diameter of 7.53 nm and possesses a relatively high mesopore volume of 1.55 cm3 g−1.

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