TY - JOUR KW - carbon nanoparticle; cellulose; nitrogen; silicon dioxide; carbon; nanoparticle; silicon dioxide KW - Article; atmosphere; carbon source; catalyst; Elaeis; electron microscopy; hydrogen bond; particle size; polymerization; pyrolysis; Raman spectrometry; synthesis; transmission electron microscopy; waste; X ray diffraction; chemistry; heat; metabolism; Phoenix (plant); plant leaf; porosity KW - Carbon; Hot Temperature; Nanoparticles; Nitrogen; Particle Size; Phoeniceae; Plant Leaves; Porosity; Silicon Dioxide ID - scholars4167 N2 - 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 500â??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 35â??85 nm and pore sizes between 1.9â??2 nm. © 2014 Royal Society of Chemistry. IS - 84 Y1 - 2014/// VL - 50 UR - https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84911943303&doi=10.1039%2fc4cc04378b&partnerID=40&md5=4172fbfb6fb825846ea2bc38c31ae835 JF - Chemical Communications A1 - Kumar, A. A1 - Hegde, G. A1 - Manaf, S.A.B.A. A1 - Ngaini, Z. A1 - Sharma, K.V. AV - none SP - 12702 TI - Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials N1 - cited By 74 SN - 13597345 EP - 12705 ER -