Multifunctional Stiff Carbon Foam Derived from Bread

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• 作者：Ye Yuan ; Yujie Ding ; Chunhui Wang ; Fan Xu ; Zaishan Lin ; Yuyang Qin ; Ying Li ; Minglong Yang ; Xiaodong He ; Qingyu Peng ; Yibin Li
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：July 6, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：26
• 页码：16852-16861
• 全文大小：708K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1944-8252

文摘

The creation of stiff yet multifunctional three-dimensional porous carbon architecture at very low cost is still challenging. In this work, lightweight and stiff carbon foam (CF) with adjustable pore structure was prepared by using flour as the basic element via a simple fermentation and carbonization process. The compressive strength of CF exhibits a high value of 3.6 MPa whereas its density is 0.29 g/cm³ (compressive modulus can be 121 MPa). The electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness measurements (specific EMI shielding effectiveness can be 78.18 dB·cm³·g^–1) indicate that CF can be used as lightweight, effective shielding material. Unlike ordinary foam structure materials, the low thermal conductivity (lowest is 0.06 W/m·K) with high resistance to fire makes CF a good candidate for commercial thermal insulation material. These results demonstrate a promising method to fabricate an economical, robust carbon material for applications in industry as well as topics regarding environmental protection and improvement of energy efficiency.