日本ゼオライト学会　刊行物 Publication of Japan Zeolite Association

Control of carbonization process and design of carbon material at molecular level are essential for the preparation of newly advanced carbon material. From this point of view, a template carbonization method was recently proposed. Organic monomers were inserted into two dimensional space between lamellae of layered clay or into pores of zeolite, followed by the polymerization and the subsequent carbonization in the space with molecular size. Finally, carbon was taken out of these templates by acid washing. Using this method, several types of new carbons were prepared, e.g., a two-dimensional carbon and a porous carbon with unique structure. This review introduces the template carbonization and describes the properties and future application of the new carbons prepared by this method.