Macromolecular Rapid Communications, Vol.23, No.8, 460-464, 2002
Template synthesis of polyacrylonitrile-based ordered macroporous materials and their derivatives
Ordered macroporous polyacrylonitrile (mPAN) materials with 10(1)-10(3) nm pore diameter were prepared by radical polymerization using colloidal silica as a template followed by removal of the template. Both ordered macroporous carbon and hydrogels were derived from mPAN by means of pyrolysis and alkaline hydrolysis, respectively, whose morphology and composition were characterized experimentally.