| abstract |
A porous resin which can be carbonised to a mesoporous carbon can be made by cross-linking a phenolformaldehyde pre-polymer in the presence of a pore former, preferably ethylene glycol in an amount of at least 120 parts by weigh of ethylene glycol per 100 parts resin and carbonising the resin formed. The resin can be formed in situ by condensing a phenol with/without modifying agents with cross-linking agent by pouring the partially cross-linked resin into hot oil mesoporous resin beads are obtained which can be carbonised to mesoporous carbon beads. |