Ordered mesoporous carbon, named as NCC-1, has been synthesized via a nanocasting process using SBA-15 as the template and diluted furfuryl alcohol solution as the carbon source. NCC-1 shows a bimodal pore size distribution (see Figure) in the mesopore range and a high pore volume up to 3.2 cm(3) g(-1). Since the pore systems are independently generated at different stages during the synthesis, they can also be modified independently.