Development of a new mesoporous carbon using an HMS aluminosilicate template

Mesoporous carbon materials are desirable electrode materials and are also useful for the separation of bulky organics. In this article, the templated synthesis of a new high surface area mesoporous carbon using hexagonal mes oporous silica (HMS) aluminosilicate is reported. Preliminary results on th e electrochemical double-layer capacitance performance of the material are presented that indicate that it is superior to the commercially available c arbon MSC-25. In addition, the pore structure of HMS is indirectly elucidat ed.