Ordered Mesoporous Carbide Derived Carbons: Novel Materials for Catalysis and Adsorption

New ordered mesoporous carbide derived carbon materials with extraordinary high specific surface areas up to ∼2800 m2 g−1 were synthesized by selective extraction of silicon from ordered mesoporous silicon carbide. Although the degree of mesostructure ordering is lower than that of the CMK-type materials they exhibit higher specific surface areas and high protein adsorption capacities. We show that they can be effectively functionalized with sulfonic groups and become excellent solid acid catalysts for processing large organic molecules.