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US 11,508,968 B2Granted
Microporous carbon nanofibers
AssigneeMassachusetts Institute of Technology
InventorsAngela Belcher, Jifa Qi, Geran Zhang
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Abstract
A composition can include a carbon nanofiber, wherein a precursor for the carbon nanofiber includes an alcohol and an aldehyde crosslinked by a primary amine. In certain embodiments, the carbon nanofiber can be biotemplated. Biotemplating enables precise control of morphology at the nanometer scale, while molecular templating allows control of carbon nanotexture and structure at the sub-nanometer scale.
Claims25
A composition comprising:
- an ultrafine microporous biotemplated filamentous carbon nanofiber with micropores smaller than 20 nm and up to 2000 m2/g surface area without activation having an aspect ratio of about 135, wherein a precursor for the ultrafine microporous biotemplated filamentous carbon nanofiber includes an alcohol and an aldehyde crosslinked by a primary amine.
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