Patent ID: 9457338
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: B01J,C01B,C04B,C08J,C08L

Claim Text:
1. A method of preparing a mesoporous carbonised material comprising: i) subjecting a polysaccharide to one or more procedures to form an expanded polysaccharide, the expanded polysaccharide possessing acidic functionality; and ii) subjecting the expanded polysaccharide to a thermal treatment; wherein the polysaccharide has a chemical structure which permits sufficient movement about the glycosidic linkage of the polysaccharide to form, in a fluid environment, an at least partly self-assembled mesoporous physical structure of the expanded polysaccharide material, and wherein the one or more procedures to form the expanded polysaccharide comprise mixing the polysaccharide with water and removing water from the polysaccharide via solvent exchange.