| abstract |
Activated carbon products and processes for their preparation are provided. In one example, the activated carbon product has a specific surface area of at least 3,050 m 2 / g to about 7,000 m 2 / g, a pore volume of about 3 cm 3 / g to about 10 cm 3 / g, lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > nm. < / RTI > In one example, the activated carbon product can be prepared by reacting a hydroxybenzene compound and an aldehyde compound in the presence of a solvent to produce a prepolymer. The prepolymer and additives may react to produce wet gel products which can be dried, pyrolyzed, and activated to produce activated carbon products. Wherein the activated carbon product has a specific surface area of from about 100 m 2 / g to about 7,000 m 2 / g, a pore volume of from about 0.2 cm 3 / g to about 10 cm 3 / g, and / or an average of from about 0.5 nm to about 150 nm Pore size. |