On January 12, 2024, Dr. Jing Tang from East China Normal University engaged in an exchange visit to the research group at the School of Petrochemical Engineering, Fuzhou University, upon the invitation of Dr. Yuxin Tang. She delivered an excellent academic presentation titled "Design and Synthesis of Nanostructured Porous Carbon Materials and Exploring their Structure-Function Relationships" at Room 101, Ouel Building, Quangang Campus, enlightening the faculty and students.
Porous carbon-based nanomaterials are nanostructures with highly porous configurations composed of carbon atoms, featuring abundant micropores and mesopores that form a highly dispersed pore network. They typically exhibit high specific surface areas and pore volumes, enabling the adsorption and storage of substantial amounts of gases, liquids, or ionic substances. Dr. Tang provided a detailed overview of the preparation methods for porous carbon-based nanomaterials, which involve using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as precursors, followed by derivation through carbonization, as well as polymerization and carbonization processes using soft/hard templates alongside carbon-containing small molecule precursors.
In addressing the issue of uncontrollable composition and structural properties arising from a single metal node, Dr. Tang implemented atomic-scale compositional design to achieve selective control over the composition and microstructural properties. Furthermore, to counter the problem of low utilization of active sites due to microporous/polyhedral structures, Dr. Tang employed nano-scale structural design to construct open pore structures. These approaches are innovative and thought-provoking.
Lecture scene
Finally, Dr. Jing Tang summarized the meeting and had an in-depth discussion and exchange with us. After the meeting, Dr. Jing Tang visited the laboratory of the group and gave guidance to our research direction.
