relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/4167/ title: Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials creator: Kumar, A. creator: Hegde, G. creator: Manaf, S.A.B.A. creator: Ngaini, Z. creator: Sharma, K.V. description: Porous Carbon Nanoparticles (PCNs) with well-developed microporosity were obtained from bio-waste oil palm leaves (OPL) using single step pyrolysis in nitrogen atmosphere at 500�600 °C in tube-furnace without any catalysis support. The key approach was using silica (SiO2) bodies of OPL as a template in the synthesis of microporous carbon nanoparticles with very small particle sizes of 35�85 nm and pore sizes between 1.9�2 nm. © 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry. date: 2014 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Kumar, A. and Hegde, G. and Manaf, S.A.B.A. and Ngaini, Z. and Sharma, K.V. (2014) Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials. Chemical Communications, 50 (84). pp. 12702-12705. ISSN 13597345 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911943303&doi=10.1039%2fc4cc04378b&partnerID=40&md5=4172fbfb6fb825846ea2bc38c31ae835 relation: 10.1039/c4cc04378b identifier: 10.1039/c4cc04378b