Petrik, Leslie F.Titinchi, SalamSaban, WaheedDept. of ChemistryFaculty of Science2013-07-302024-05-092011/11/082011/11/082013-07-302024-05-092011https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14449Magister Scientiae - MScIn this study SBA-15 mesoporous silica template was synthesized and used as a sacrificial template in the preparation of ordered mesoporous carbon material. A chemical vapour deposition (CVD) technique using LPG or alternatively sucrose, pyrolyzed upon a mesoporous Si matrix were used to produce nanostructured ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) with graphitic character after removing the Si template. The sucrose method was found to be a suitable route for preparing OMC. The OMC was used as a conductive three dimensional porous support for depositing catalytic nanophase Pt metal. Deposition of Pt nanoparticles on OMC was accomplished using a CVD method with Pt(acac)2 as a precursor. The synthesized nano-composite materials were characterized by several techniques such as, HRTEM, HRSEM, EDS, XRD, BET, TGA, FT-IR and CV.enNanoparticlesElectrocatalystsPorous MaterialsSilica substratesMesoporous supportCarbonsChemical Vapour DepositionPlatinumFuel cellsHydrogen ProductionThesisUniversity of the Western Cape