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High yield and high packing density porous carbon for unprecedented CO2 capture from the first attempt at activation of air-carbonized biomass (2016)
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Haffner-Staton, E., Balahmar, N., & Mokaya, R. (2016). High yield and high packing density porous carbon for unprecedented CO2 capture from the first attempt at activation of air-carbonized biomass. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(34), 13324-13335. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6TA06407H

The first attempt at activation of air-carbonized carbon reveals unusual resistance to activation and unprecedentedly high yields (32–80 wt%) of high packing density (0.7–1.14 g cm−3) microporous carbon dominated by 5.5–7 Å pores, which are just righ... Read More about High yield and high packing density porous carbon for unprecedented CO2 capture from the first attempt at activation of air-carbonized biomass.

Is N-Doping in Porous Carbons Beneficial for CO2 Storage? Experimental Demonstration of the Relative Effects of Pore Size and N-Doping (2016)
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Adeniran, B., & Mokaya, R. (2016). Is N-Doping in Porous Carbons Beneficial for CO2 Storage? Experimental Demonstration of the Relative Effects of Pore Size and N-Doping. Chemistry of Materials, 28(3), 994–1001. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b05020

The relative influence of nitrogen doping and pore size of highly microporous carbon materials, with virtually identical porosity, on CO2 uptake capacity at low pressure (≤1 bar) is presented in this article. The carbon materials are prepared via a r... Read More about Is N-Doping in Porous Carbons Beneficial for CO2 Storage? Experimental Demonstration of the Relative Effects of Pore Size and N-Doping.

Biomass-derived activated carbon with simultaneously enhanced CO2 uptake for both pre and post combustion capture applications (2015)
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Coromina, H. M., Walsh, D. A., & Mokaya, R. (2015). Biomass-derived activated carbon with simultaneously enhanced CO2 uptake for both pre and post combustion capture applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 4(1), https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TA09202G

We report on the synthesis and CO2 uptake capabilities of a series of activated carbons derived from biomass raw materials, Jujun grass and Camellia japonica. The carbons were prepared via hydrothermal carbonization of the raw materials, which yielde... Read More about Biomass-derived activated carbon with simultaneously enhanced CO2 uptake for both pre and post combustion capture applications.

Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems (2015)
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Sarce Thomann, F., Hall, M. R., Mokaya, R., & Stevens, L. A. (2015). Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3(33), 17290-17303. https://doi.org/10.1039/c5ta05162b

© The Royal Society of Chemistry. This paper describes an optimization technique using hygrothermal numerical modelling to determine an ideal and unknown isotherm in order to inform the design of optimised mesoporous desiccants. Their suitability for... Read More about Hygrothermal simulation-informed design of mesoporous desiccants for optimised energy efficiency of mixed mode air conditioning systems.

A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers (2015)
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Sarce, F., Hall, M. R., Sangchoom, W., & Mokaya, R. (in press). A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 211, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2015.03.001

This paper describes the development of a design technique using hygrothermal numerical modelling for top-down predictive design and optimisation of water vapour sorption isotherms to match any humidity buffering application. This was used to inform... Read More about A hygrothermal modelling approach to water vapour sorption isotherm design for mesoporous humidity buffers.

Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability (2014)
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Mokaya, R., & Masika, E. (2014). Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability. Energy and Environmental Science, 7(1), 427-434. doi:10.1039/c3ee42239a

Zeolite templating successfully generates carbons with high surface area and pore volume of ca. 3300 m2 g−1 and 1.6 cm3 g−1, respectively. The templated carbons have an exceptional gravimetric hydrogen uptake of 7.3 wt% at 20 bar and −196 °C, and a p... Read More about Exceptional gravimetric and volumetric hydrogen storage for densified zeolite templated carbons with high mechanical stability.

Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties (2011)
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Li, Z., Gao, B., Chen, G. Z., Mokaya, R., Sotiropoulos, S., & Li Puma, G. (2011). Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties. Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 110, 50-57. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2011.08.023

Combining carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with TiO2 at the nano-scale level can promote the separation of the electron-hole charges generated upon irradiation. However, charge separation capability depends on the quality of the interfacial contact between CN... Read More about Carbon nanotube/titanium dioxide (CNT/TiO2) core-shell nanocomposites with tailored shell thickness, CNT content and photocatalytic/photoelectrocatalytic properties.

A Porous Framework Polymer Based on a Zinc(II) 4,4‘-Bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylate:  Synthesis, Structure, and “Zeolite-Like” Behaviors (2006)
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Lin, X., Blake, A. J., Wilson, C., Sun, X. Z., Champness, N. R., George, M. W., …Schröder, M. (2006). A Porous Framework Polymer Based on a Zinc(II) 4,4‘-Bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylate:  Synthesis, Structure, and “Zeolite-Like” Behaviors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 128(33), 10745-10753. https://doi.org/10.1021/ja060946u

The robust metal-organic framework compound {[Zn2(L)] ·4H2O}∞ I has been synthesized by hydrothermal reaction of ZnCl2 and 4,4′-bipyridine-2,6, 2′,6′-tetracarboxylic acid (H4L). Compound I crystallizes in a chiral space group, P42212, with the chiral... Read More about A Porous Framework Polymer Based on a Zinc(II) 4,4‘-Bipyridine-2,6,2‘,6‘-tetracarboxylate:  Synthesis, Structure, and “Zeolite-Like” Behaviors.