Effect of solvent polarity in formation of perfectly ordered CMK-3 and CMK-5 carbon replicas by precipitation polycondensation of furfuryl alcohol

Two twin series of carbon replicas were synthesized by the acid-catalyzed precipitation polycondensation of various amounts of furfuryl alcohol in SBA-15 suspensions using water and toluene as reaction media. The textural and structural parameters, as well as the morphology of the polymer/silica carbonizates and corresponding replicas, were investigated comprehensively.