Preparation of mesoporous carbon spheres with a bimodal pore size distributio…

Mesoporous carbon spheres with a bimodal pore size distribution were prepared by suspension polymerization and steam activation method using phenol–formaldehyde resins as a carbon precursor. The asprepared carbon spheres had a specific surface area of 1006 m2 g-1, total pore volume of 1.34 cm3 g-1, mesoporous ratio of 81.3% and average pore size of 5.33 nm. Moreover, the carbon material …