Characterization of carbon cryogel synthesized by sol–gel polycondensation and freeze-drying Original Research Article

Resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) cryogels were synthesized by sol–gel polycondensation of resorcinol with formaldehyde and freeze-drying was carried out with t-butanol. Carbon cryogels were obtained by pyrolyzing RF cryogels in an inert atmosphere. Characterization by nitrogen adsorption showed that carbon cryogels were micro and mesoporous materials with high surface areas (500 m2/g