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Revealing the Factors Affecting the Textural Properties of Ni-Doped Carbon Xerogels Produced via Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Polycondensation Full article

Journal Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology
ISSN: 0928-0707 , E-ISSN: 1573-4846
Output data Year: 2025, Volume: 114, Pages: 625–640 Pages count : 16 DOI: 10.1007/s10971-025-06719-3
Tags Carbon xerogels; resorcinol; formaldehyde; nickel‐doping; synthesis conditions; texture
Authors Veselov Grigory B. 1 , Shubin Yury V. 2 , Plyusnin Pavel E. 2 , Vedyagin Aleksey A. 1
Affiliations
1 Boreskov Institute of Catalysis SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
2 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia

Funding (1)

1 Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation FWUR-2024-0034

Abstract: In the present work, a series of Ni-doped carbon xerogels were prepared via resorcinol-formaldehyde polycondensation and subsequent pyrolysis of organic xerogels. As found, introducing nickel acetate into the resorcinol-formaldehyde gels does not lead to the reduction of Ni or the formation of large Ni particles. Due to the even distribution of acetate ions in the organic xerogel matrix, their decomposition occurs at a temperature of ~520 °C, when the matrix is almost disintegrated. This gives additional amounts of carbon oxides, which are released at this temperature and affect the porous structure. Carbon xerogel containing 2.5 wt% Ni possesses the lowest density (0.54 g/cm3) and the largest pore volume (1.62 cm3/g). Compared with pure carbon xerogel, this sample retains high values of the external (278 m2/g) and total (783 m2/g) specific surface areas and does not undergo graphitization. It is worth noting that pH has little effect on the porous structure of carbon xerogel doped with a low amount of nickel. Contrarily, varying the concentration of resorcinol and formaldehyde in the solution allows obtaining Ni-doped carbon xerogels with tunable pore radius ranging from 16 to 200 nm and density in the range of 0.27–0.80 g/cm3. On the other hand, the textural properties of the xerogel matrix were found to influence the agglomeration process of nickel particles during the pyrolysis stage. In the case of mesoporous and macroporous xerogels, the agglomeration of Ni particles is hindered due to the texture limitations or the blockage of small nickel particles inside the matrix.
Cite: Veselov G.B. , Shubin Y.V. , Plyusnin P.E. , Vedyagin A.A.
Revealing the Factors Affecting the Textural Properties of Ni-Doped Carbon Xerogels Produced via Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Polycondensation
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. 2025. V.114. P.625–640. DOI: 10.1007/s10971-025-06719-3 WOS Scopus AN
Dates:
Submitted: Dec 16, 2024
Accepted: Feb 25, 2025
Published online: Mar 8, 2025
Published print: May 5, 2025
Identifiers:
Web of science: WOS:001439865400001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-86000509854
Chemical Abstracts: 2025:907045
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