%P 12702-12705
%T Catalyst free silica templated porous carbon nanoparticles from bio-waste materials
%A A. Kumar
%A G. Hegde
%A S.A.B.A. Manaf
%A Z. Ngaini
%A K.V. Sharma
%V 50
%D 2014
%R 10.1039/c4cc04378b
%N 84
%O cited By 74
%L scholars4167
%J Chemical Communications
%K carbon nanoparticle; cellulose; nitrogen; silicon dioxide; carbon; nanoparticle; silicon dioxide, 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, Carbon; Hot Temperature; Nanoparticles; Nitrogen; Particle Size; Phoeniceae; Plant Leaves; Porosity; Silicon Dioxide
%X 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.