MUMBAI, India, April 17 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641042389 A) filed by Sr University, Warangal, Telangana, on April 2, for 'engineered holey nanoporous carbon net with interconnected macro-meso architecture for ultrafast ion transport.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Manoranjan Ojha.
The application for the patent was published on April 17, under issue no. 16/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a novel engineered nanoporous carbon material comprising a three-dimensional holey carbon network (carbon net, CN) with a hierarchically interconnected macro-mesoporous architecture. The carbon net is synthesized via a sacrificial templating strategy employing monodispersed inorganic nanospheres and a carbon precursor, followed by controlled thermal carbonization and selective template removal to generate a continuous, conductive framework embedded with uniformly distributed nanoscale voids. The resulting structure exhibits a unique combination of (i) high electrical conductivity due to a graphitic sp-hybridized carbon framework, (ii) large accessible surface area with uniformly distributed nanopores, and (iii) an interconnected percolation network enabling rapid ion diffusion and charge transport. The engineered void architecture facilitates enhanced electrolyte penetration and maximizes active surface utilization, thereby overcoming limitations associated with conventional dense or poorly connected carbon materials. The invention further relates to the application of the nanoporous carbon net as an advanced electrode material in electrochemical systems including supercapacitors, hybrid capacitors, batteries, and electrochemical sensors. The material demonstrates superior charge storage capability, rate performance, and long-term cycling stability due to its optimized ion-electron transport pathways and structural robustness. Additionally, the carbon net can function as a multifunctional conductive scaffold for hosting redox-active materials, catalysts, or nanostructures, thereby enabling synergistic enhancement of electrochemical performance. The synthesis process is scalable, tunable, and cost-effective, allowing control over pore size, connectivity, and surface chemistry. Accordingly, the present invention provides a versatile platform for next-generation energy storage, catalysis, and nanoelectronic applications. Keywords Nanoporous carbon, Holey carbon network, Hierarchical macro-mesoporous structure, Ultrafast ion transport, Electrochemical energy storage, Conductive carbon framework."
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