Next generation

Fuel Cells

Porous Carbon CNovel®

・Features of CNovel® Products
・Adjustable mesopore size and volume
・Notable response performance of adsorption and electron/ion
monility
・Adjustable surface chemical states
・Manufacturing process
・Property Data
・Adsorption comparison data
・CNovel® Sample Kit (Now on Salse)
 CARBON-GRAPHITE PRODUCTS

CNovel™
Porous Carbon

Telecommunication

Energy IoT

Conductive Additives/Electrodes Sensing Sensor Electrodes

Electrical Conductivity Porous

Automobile &
Oxidation Resistance Mesopores Life Health Medical
Electric device
Heat Resistance High Surface Area
High Mechanical Strength Carbon
Performance improvement CNovel™ Enrich life
and High efficiency

Adsorbent

Non-electrical energy Environment and Clarification Biocompatibility

Reduction of environmental burden and detoxification

CNovel™ features a uniqueness that has led to its being studied for use in new fields where conventional carbon is not being used, such as the
automobile manufacturing, medical care, information communications, and environmental fields.
 Features of CNovel™ Products
CNovel™ has a special, high-mesoporous structure which is unlike that of typical carbon materials like activated carbon. It is a
new carbon material which has been considered difficult to obtain as an industrial material.
One particular property is the structure called “inter-connected pores”, which are mesopores connected to each other.

Q Adjustable mesopore size and volume

CNovel™ achieves controlled functionalization that conventional carbon materials can’t.

0.1 nm 1 nm 10 nm 100 nm 1000 nm

Atoms Molecules (water, odor, VOC, etc.) Macromolecule Graphite powder

Solvated ions Proteins/enzymes Bacteria

Viruses Erythrocyte

Zeolite Mesoporous silica Silica gel

Desirable pore Porous materials Activated carbon
size per customer
specifications

Application examples: Classification Microporous Mesoporous Macroporous

Enzyme adsorption
Protein Purification
Gas, solid-liquid separation Range of CNovel pore size
Organic concentration like
macromolecules Metal catalyst
removal Black pigments, etc. Comparison of pores of porous materials

Q Notable response performance of adsorption-desorption and electron/ion mobility

The “Inter-connected pores” promote the internal diffusion of substances inside pores.

micropore

Trap!
macropore

mesopore
CNovel™

Schematic diagram TEM photo

Both mesopores and micropores exist, with the mesopores The dark colored area is a carbon wall, with the area
being adjoined to make Inter-connected pores. surrounded by that being mesopores.

Q Adjustable surface chemical states

CNovel™ can control chemical functions without changing physical properties. Because of this, it can control chemical functions, such as the
wetting properties of water, by controlling surface conditions.

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Videos of experiments currently viewable on YouTube

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Manufacturing Process
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Property Data
Q Representative physical properties
Designed mesopore Capacity of all
BET surface area Capacity of all pores Bulk density
Grade diameter micropores
m2 g -1
nm mL g -1
mL g -1
g mL-1
MH 1500 5 1.7 0.5 0.15
MJ(4)010 1100 10 2.0 0.4 0.10
MJ(4)030 800 30 2.0 0.3 0.10
MJ(4)150 300 150 0.4 0.1 0.10
The figures above are typical values, and not guaranteed.

Q Pore distribution Q Particle size distribution

20
: MH : MH
: MJ (4) 010 : MJ (4) 010
Relative particle amount / %

: MJ (4) 030 : MJ (4) 030

: MJ (4) 150 15 : MJ (4) 150
: MH
Pulverized item
10

CNovel™
0
1 10 100 1000 0.1 1 10 100
Pore size / nm Particle size / μm

Q Electrical resistivity
Electrical resistivity
Grade
Ω cm
MH 0.51
MH Pulverized item 0.09
CNovel MJ(4)010 0.15
MJ(4)030 0.12
MJ(4)150 0.10
Carbon black 0.03 to 0.3

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 Q Adsorption Comparison Data
Taking advantage of the pores’ adsorption functions, CNovel™ extends its usage in applications such as filters and analysis equipment, as well as
electrical and heat energy storage devices.

Q Iodine*1 Q Methylene blue*1

300 300

Methylene blue adsorption amount [mL/g]

250 250
Iodine adsorption amount [mg/g]

200 200

150 150

100 100

50 50

0 0
MH MJ(4)010 MJ(4)030 MJ(4)150 MH MJ(4)010 MJ(4)030 MJ(4)150
.

Q Dibutyl phthalate (DBP)*2 Q Water

700
1000

600 : Zeolite
DBP oil adsorption amount [mL/100g]

: Activated carbon A
800 : Activated carbon B
500
: Silica
: CNovel (MH)
400 600
ma/mg g-1

300
400
200

100 200
CNovel™

0
MH MJ(4)010 MJ(4)030 MJ(4)150 0
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8
.
P/P0

The figures above are typical values, and not guaranteed.

*1 Measurement methods used comply with JIS K1474.
*2 Measurement methods used comply with JIS K6221.

Q CNovel™ Sample Kit (Now on Sale)

For details, please contact your local distributor.

Contents: 3 x 50 g containers Arbitrary

combination

CNovel

NS
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TA
TO
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performed as soon as they arrive

Sales in kg-size quantities is possible from 1 container.

Please feel free to contact us.

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