CPC H01M 4/364 (2013.01) [C01B 32/05 (2017.08); H01M 4/386 (2013.01); H01M 4/587 (2013.01); H01M 10/0525 (2013.01); C01P 2004/61 (2013.01); C01P 2006/10 (2013.01); C01P 2006/11 (2013.01); C01P 2006/12 (2013.01); C01P 2006/14 (2013.01); C01P 2006/16 (2013.01); C01P 2006/40 (2013.01); H01M 2004/021 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of forming a porous carbon composition in bead form, the method comprising:
providing an organogel precursor in an organic solvent;
initiating gelation of the organogel precursor to provide an organogel sol;
combining the organogel sol with a medium that is non-miscible with the organogel sol, wherein the combining comprises stirring under a high-shear condition, thereby forming droplets of organogel;
isolating the droplets of the organogel;
drying the droplets to yield porous organogel beads; and
pyrolyzing the porous organogel beads to yield the porous carbon composition in bead form, wherein the porous carbon composition has a porosity between about 10% and about 90%.
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