The work presented in this thesis addresses the synthesis, characterisation and evaluation of novel carbon supports for fuel cell applications. Ordered mesoporous carbons (CMK-1 and CMK-5) exhibiting large surfaces areas up to 1581 m² g⁻¹ were prepared by the templated synthesis of mesoporous silica MCM-48 and SBA-15. In addition, a novel porous carbon structure was produced using a natural, low cost and widely abundant macroporous structure "diatomaceous earth" (celatom FW-80) as template.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bl.uk/oai:ethos.bl.uk:494668 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Garcia, Beatriz Eugenia Graniel |
| Publisher | University of Manchester |
| Source Sets | Ethos UK |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
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