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Carbon aerogels for catalysis applications: An overview

Carlos Moreno-Castilla, +1 more
- 01 Jan 2005 - 
- Vol. 43, Iss: 3, pp 455-465
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In this article, the preparation of metal-doped carbon aerogels, their physico-chemical surface properties and their applications as catalysts in various reactions are discussed, such as adsorption and catalysis.
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This article is published in Carbon.The article was published on 2005-01-01. It has received 605 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Aerogel & Carbon.

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Review on the science and technology of water desalination by capacitive deionization

TL;DR: Capacitive deionization (CDI) as mentioned in this paper is a promising technology for energy-efficient water desalination using porous carbon electrodes, which is made of porous carbons optimized for salt storage capacity and ion and electron transport.
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Carbon supports for low-temperature fuel cell catalysts

TL;DR: An overview of carbon supports for Pt-based catalysts, with particular attention on new carbon materials, is presented in this paper, where the effect of substrate characteristics on catalyst properties, as electrocatalytic activity and stability in fuel cell environment, is discussed.
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Mechanically strong and highly conductive graphene aerogel and its use as electrodes for electrochemical power sources

TL;DR: In this article, a supercritical drying or freeze drying of hydrogel precursors synthesized from reduction of graphene oxide with Lascorbic acid was used to obtain a specific capacitance of 128 F g−1 with superior rate performance.
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Macroscopic‐Scale Template Synthesis of Robust Carbonaceous Nanofiber Hydrogels and Aerogels and Their Applications

TL;DR: A new class of monolithic hydrogels/aerogels consisting of highly uniform carbonaceous nanofibers (CNFs), based on the recent, well-developed templatedirected hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) process is reported.
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Heterogeneous electro-Fenton and photoelectro-Fenton processes: A critical review of fundamental principles and application for water/wastewater treatment

TL;DR: In this article, the fundamental principles and applications of heterogeneous electrochemical wastewater treatment based on Fenton's chemistry reaction are discussed and the required features of good heterogeneous catalysts are discussed, followed by the mechanisms of catalytic activation of H2O2 to reactive oxygen species (ROS) especially hydroxyl radical ( OH) by heterogeneous catalyst in Hetero-EF system.
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Chemistry of Aerogels and Their Applications

TL;DR: Aerogels form a new class of solids showing sophisticated potentialities for a range of applications, and can develop very attractive physical and chemical properties not achievable by other means of low temperature soft chemical synthesis.
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Organic aerogels from the polycondensation of resorcinol with formaldehyde

TL;DR: In this paper, the polycondensation of resorcinol with formaldehyde under alkaline conditions results in the formation of surface functionalized polymer "clusters" which are processed under supercritical conditions to obtain low density, organic aerogels.
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Preparation and Properties of Resorcinol–Formaldehyde Organic and Carbon Gels

TL;DR: A brief overview on the preparation and properties of resorcinol-formaldehyde organic and carbon gels reveals very interesting features about their structural and performance characteristics as mentioned in this paper, which leads to a remarkable potential for designing and tailoring these materials to fit specific applications.
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Carbon aerogels for electrochemical applications

TL;DR: In this paper, the synthesis, structure-property relationships, and performance of carbon aerogel electrodes used in electrochemical applications are examined for double layer capacitors, pseudocapacitors, and capacitive deionization units.
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Catalytic graphitization of carbon aerogels by transition metals

TL;DR: Carbon aerogels and Cr-, Fe-, Co-, and Ni-containing carbon aerogel were obtained by pyrolysis, at temperatures between 500 and 1800 °C, of the corresponding carbon-airogels prepared by the sol−gel metho...
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