TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - CERAMICS AND GLASS - Preferred Components: The monolith has at least one organic group attached to its surface. Preferred Method: The method further involves attaching at least one organic group to a surface of the porous carbon monolith. In the method (M1), the binder is decomposed by heating at 800-1500 degrees C in the absence of oxygen. The binder is decomposed by treatment with a chemical agent that removes oxygen and hydrogen from the binder molecule. At least a portion of the carbonaceous aggregates is present in a continuous phase of the particle stabilized emulsion. The porous carbon monolith is further processed to obtain a particulate material. The carbon black particles are provided in 5-55 wt.% based on an aqueous phase of the emulsion. The ratio by weight of binder to carbon black is 0.2-2. The immiscible liquids include water and an organic compound immiscible with water and the ratio of carbon black to the organic compound is 0.16-0.96 wt.%. The carbonaceous aggregate is provided as carbon black particles in an aqueous dispersion. The dispersion is a dispersion of sulfanilic acid treated high surface area carbon black or a dispersion of para-amino-benzoic acid treated high surface area carbon black.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The carbonaceous aggregates comprise carbon black and optional graphitized carbon black. The carbonaceous aggregate is at least partially hydrophilic. The carbonaceous aggregate comprises a surface-modified carbon black or an oxidized carbon black. The particle-stabilized emulsion further contains particles selected from unmodified fumed silica, colloidal silica, hydrophobically modified fumed silica, hydrophobically modified colloidal silica, hydrophobically modified precipitated silica, clay, alumina, activated carbon, ceria, palladium, and/or unmodified carbon black particles.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: The binder is selected from phenolic resin, starch and sucrose. The binder is an organic compound having high carbon content. EXAMPLE - No suitable example is given.