PORE STRUCTURE OF CARBON-MINERAL NANOCOMPOSITES AND DERIVED CARBONS OBTAINED BY TEMPLATE CARBONIZATION

The lithium form of taeniolite, intercalated with hydroxyaluminum and hydroxyaluminum-zirconium cations, served as the molecular template fo r carbon-mineral nanocomposites and derived carbons. The inorganic mat rixes were saturated by furfuryl alcohol followed by its interlayer po lymerization and carbonization. Carbons were derived after removal of the inorganic matrix. The surface and structural characteristics were obtained by X-ray diffraction, SEM, IGC, and sorption experiments (sor ption of nitrogen, CH4, CF4, and SF6). The results demonstrated that s tructural properties of the derived materials depend on the water cont ent of the inorganic matrix. Molecular sieving properties of template derived carbons were also observed.