Iwuoha, Emmanuel. I.Petrik, Leslie. F.Godongwana, Ziboneni GovernorDept. of ChemistryFaculty of Science2013-07-312024-05-132011/11/032011/11/032013-07-312024-05-132011https://hdl.handle.net/10566/14710Philosophiae Doctor - PhDThe results of this study show that novel mesoporous carbons were obtained as inverse replica of SBA-15, HMS and MCM-41 silica templates, with a large pore diameter (2-4 nm), a BET surface area of 1867, 874 and 910 m2g–1 respectively for CA_SBA-15_LPG_105, CA_HMS_LPG_80 and CA_MCM- 41_LPG_80 with bimodal pore size distribution (PSD) in the mesopores range. The results obtained show that mesoporous carbon with graphitic structures can be synthesized via the LPG route.enSBA-15HMSMCM-41TemplateMesoporous silicaCarbon Analogue (CA)Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (OMC)Modified Ordered Mesoporous Carbon (MOMC)Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)PyrolysisEtchingMesoporous carbonGraphitic carbonAdsorptionHg (II)CapacityDosageLangmuir isothermFreundlich isothermThesisUniversity of the Western Cape