Carbon gels derived from natural resources

[EN] Most carbon gels investigated so far and reported in the literature were prepared from resorcinol crosslinked with formaldehyde in water, and were generally dried with supercritical CO2 before being pyrolysed. In the present paper, through some selected examples, we show how valuable carbon gels can be derived from other phenolic resources having a natural origin. Special emphasis is given to tannin and lignin, both derived from wood, as potential precursors of carbon aero- and cryogels. However, natural compounds not obeying the usual concepts of sol-gel chemistry may also be used for preparing carbon gels, such as cellulose, and even glucose. In the latter case, hydrothermal treatment forces the phase separation to occur, and leads to monoliths which can be advantageously converted into carbon aerogels by supercritical drying and subsequent pyrolysis.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Celzard, A., Fierro, V., Amaral-Labat, G., Szczurek, A., Braghiroli, F., Parmentier, J., Pizzi, A., Grishechko, L. I., Kuznetsov, B. N.
Format:	artículo biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	Grupo Español del Carbón 2012-12
Subjects:	Geles de carbón, Carbon gels, Phenolic resources, Compuestos fenólicos, Aerogels, Aerogeles,
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10261/81796
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