The carbonisation conditions and in particular the heating ramp rate plays an important role in determining the properties of mesoporous carbon materials prepared via either liquid impregnation (LI) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD). For LI (at final carbonization temperature of 900°C), fast heating ramp rate (20°C/min) results in poorly ordered mesoporous carbons, while slower heating ramp rates (5 or 1°C/min) generate well ordered mesoporous carbons. The surface area is highest (ca. 1360m 2 /g) for carbons prepared at a ramp rate of 1°C/min. Mesoporous carbons prepared at low heating ramp rate (1°C/min) are virtually micropore free and exhibit only framework-confined mesoporosity. On the other hand, fast heating ramp rate generates carbons with significant microporosity (15% of surface area is associated with micropores) and some non-framework porosity (i.e., large mesopores). For CVD-derived mesoporous carbons (prepared at 1000°C), the particle morphology changed from solid-core spheres (10°C/min) to hollow spheres (20°C/min) depending on the heating ramp rate. Although textural properties were comparable for CVD-derived carbons, higher levels of graphitisation were observed for fast heating ramp rates.