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This invention relates to rigid porous carbon structures and to methods of making same. The rigid porous structures have a high surface area which are substantially free of micropores. Methods for improving the rigidity of the carbon structures include causing the nanofibers to form bonds or become

This invention relates to rigid porous carbon structures and to methods of making same. The rigid porous structures have a high surface area which are substantially free of micropores. Methods for improving the rigidity of the carbon structures include causing the nanofibers to form bonds or become glued with other nanofibers at the fiber intersections. The bonding can be induced by chemical modification of the surface of the nanofibers to promote bonding, by adding "gluing" agents and/or by pyrolyzing the nanofibeirs to cause fusion or bonding at the interconnect points.

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1. A supported catalyst for conducting a fluid phase catalytic chemical reaction which comprises:(a) a catalyst support comprising a rigid porous carbon structure which comprises intertwined, interconnected, substantially pure carbon nanofibers, said rigid porous carbon structure having a density gr

1. A supported catalyst for conducting a fluid phase catalytic chemical reaction which comprises:(a) a catalyst support comprising a rigid porous carbon structure which comprises intertwined, interconnected, substantially pure carbon nanofibers, said rigid porous carbon structure having a density greater than 0.8 g/cm3 and a crush strength greater than 5 lb/in2; and (b) a catalytically effective amount of a catalyst supported on said catalyst support.