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Cu-loaded carbon aerogel was prepared by soaking sol-gel production, obtained from K-salt of 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, into Cu(NO 3 ) 2 solution. XPS measurement demonstrated that Cu concentration is higher in the outside region of bulk samples, indicating that Cu may be incorporated through an immersing process rather than ion-exchanging. TEM observation showed that, like an aerogel sample with K ions, Cu-loaded organic aerogels had porous texture in which gel particles about 20-30 nmφ were interconnected with each other. Metal-loading process used in this study was considered as a promising method to disperse metals without changing original structure of carbon aerogels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Multifunctionalization of microporous polymers is highly desirable but remains a significant challenge, considering that the current microporous polymers are generally hydrophobic and nonresponsive to different environmental stimuli and difficult to be carbonized without damage of their well-defined nanomorphology. Herein, we demonstrate a facile and versatile method to fabricate water-dispersible, pH/temperature responsive and readily carbonizable hairy microporous polymeric nanospheres based on combination of the hyper-cross-linking chemistry with the surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization (SI-ATRP). The hyper-cross-linking creates a highly microporous core, whereas the SI-ATRP provides diverse functionalities by surface grafting of hairy functional blocks. The as-prepared materials present multifunctional properties, including sensitive response to pH/temperature, high adsorption capacity toward adsorbates from aqueous solution, and valuable transformation into well-defined microporous carbon nanospheres because of hybrid of carbonizable core and thermo-decomposable protection shell. We hope this strategy could promote the development of both functional microporous polymers and advanced hairy nanoparticles for multipurpose applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Formation of a uniform interface between the carbon precursor and the selected template is critical for preparing high-quality nanoporous carbons. It can be accomplished by various templating procedures but still remains a challenge, especially for microporous carbons. A new strategy to fabricate well-defined microporous carbon nanosphere (MCNS) materials via molecular-scale interfacial engineering using an organic/inorganic hybrid molecule as the building block was designed. A commercially available octaphenyl polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane was selected as such a building block and transformed into the MCNS products via cross-linking of organic components, followed by carbonization, and subsequent removal of monodispersed silica domains, surrounded by molecular-scale carbon/silica interfaces. The obtained MCNS materials exhibit very large surface area (e.g., 2264 m2/g) and fast and selective sorption, and thus demonstrate excellent adsorption and supercapacitance properties. These findings could provide a new benchmark for preparing well-defined nanoporous carbons for various applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on the progress regarding the preparation and design of porous polymers. It says that the polymers can be designed to reveal the advantages of well-defined porosity and high surface area, while the functional porous polymer can be designed to show stimuli-responsive characteristics. It mentions that polymers with designed macroporous and mesoporous structure can be fabricated directly by judicious inverse replication.

Conjugated microporous polymers are developed as a new platform for lithium-battery energy storage, which features a near-unity coulombic efficiency, high capacity and cycle stability. The polymers exhibit synergistic structural effects on facilitating charge dynamics by virtue of their built-in redox skeletons, open nanopores and large surface areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Activated ordered mesoporous carbons with a channel structure (AOMCs-CS) were successfully prepared by imposing CO2activation on ordered mesopore carbon C-FDU-15. It is found that the continuous carbon framework of the precursor C-FDU-15 plays an important role in keeping the order structure of the resulting AOMCs-CS. The mild activation (e.g., 31 wt % burnoff) does not impair the order degree. After that, the order degree gradually decreases with further increasing burnoff. However, the basic hexagonal mesostructure of C-FDU-15 can still be found in the AOMCs-CS when the burnoff is up to 73 wt %, although many carbon walls are punched and thus many larger mesopores and marcropores are generated. With increasing burnoff, the surface area and volume of micropores increase first and then decrease, and the surface area and volume of mesopores continuously increase. The highest measured Brunaruer−Emmett−Teller (BET) surface area, micropore volume, and total pore volume of the AOMCs-CS reach 2004 m2/g, 0.50 cm3/g, and 1.22 cm3/g, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]