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The comparative research of bulk carbonization of sucrose at different temperatures (Ar, 400–900 °C) in the presence of activating agents (H 3 PO 4 and ZnCl 2 ) and water vapor was carried out. X-ray diffraction, nitrogen and hydrogen adsorption and IR spectroscopy were used for investigating of the structural and sorption characteristics of the obtained materials. It was shown that in conditions of non-catalytic bulk carbonization of sucrose homogeneous microporous carbons were formed; with the increasing of the temperature of carbonization micropore volume and adsorption of hydrogen (up to 1.48 wt.%, 900 °C) were increased. The essential effect of using an activating agent and/or catalytic agent on the porous structure of carbons: in the presence of phosphoric acid carbons with increased micro- and supermicropore volume were obtained. Mainly mesoporous carbons were formed in the presence of zinc chloride. It was established that thermal activation with steam at 800 and 850 °C results in the significant increase of specific surface area of the carbons ( S BET – up to 2287 m 2 /g) and hydrogen adsorption – up to 1.88 and 1.99 wt.% accordingly.

Phosphorus-containing carbon porous materials were obtained by pyrolysis of sucrose in the presence of phosphoric acid at a temperature 400 and 800 °C. Synthesized samples were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen adsorption–desorption, the measurement of cation-exchange capacity (CEC) and sorption capacity for lead ions, potentiometric titration. It was shown that phosphorus-containing carbon sorbents have acidic properties and they are characterized by high cation-exchange capacity (up to 5.9 mmol/g). The samples which were synthesized at 800 °C have the highest content of acid groups, as well as phosphorus and oxygen. Detected surface acidic groups are phosphorus-containing (pК ~1.7–1.9) and represent residua of acid phosphates and polyphosphates, connected with carbon framework. High CEC of synthesized materials can be attributed to a significant degree of phosphorylation of sucrose through the large number of hydroxyl groups. P-containing acid groups on the surface of carbon framework provide high adsorption of heavy metals ions (in particular lead). Thus, the obtained P-containing carbon sorbents can be used as effective cation-exchangers for the removal of cations of heavy metals from aqueous solutions.

Comparative research of matrix and bulk carbonization of some organic precursors (sucrose, acetonitrile) in silica mesoporous materials SBA-15 and KIT-6 was conducted. X-ray diffraction, nitrogen adsorption analysis, Raman spectroscopy were used for determination of the structural-sorption characteristics of the obtained materials. It was shown that the carbon mesoporous materials CMK-8 obtained in the mesopores of KIT-6 had higher adsorption characteristics because of features of three-dimensional cubic structure, larger pore volume and framework’s wall thickness. It was established that partially graphitized spatially well-organized carbon materials were formed as a result of pyrolysis of acetonitrile in the silica matrices SBA-15 and KIT-6. It was conditioned by the absence of considerable spatial limitations for growth of graphite structures on the initial stage of the synthesis when the pores of the matrix were not filled up with the organic precursor. Product of bulk carbonization of sucrose is compact carbon microporous framework with low sorption characteristics (micropore volume is 0.09 cm3/g).