in this article, halloysite nanoclay (Hal) was used as porogen for the synthesis of nitrogen doped porous carbon material with high specific surface area and pore volume. To this purpose, polymerization of melamine and terephthalaldehyde (Mt) was performed in the presence of amine-functionalized carbon coated Hal (Hal@Glu-2N) that was prepared from hydrothermal treatment of Hal and glucose. Then, the prepared nanocomposite was palladated and carbonized to afford Pd@Hal@C. To further improve the textural properties of the nanocomposite, and introduce more pores in its structure, Hal nanotubes were etched. the characterization of the resulting compound, pd@c, and comparing it with pd@ Hal@C, showed that etching of Hal significantly increased the specific surface area and pore volume in pd@c. pd@c was successfully used as a heterogeneous catalyst for promoting hydrogenation of nitroarens in aqueous media using hydrogen with atmospheric pressure as a reducing agent. the comparison of the structural features and catalytic activity of the catalyst with some control catalysts, including, Pd@Hal, Pd@Hal@Glu, Pd@Hal@Glu-MT and Pd@Hal@C confirmed that nitrogen groups in c could improve the pd anchoring and suppress its leaching, while etching of Hal and introduction of more pores could enhance the catalytic activity through facilitating the mass transfer. Carbon materials are among the most used compounds for diverse range of applications such as electrode materials, energy storage, catalysis and water treatment 1-5. The function of carbon materials is strongly dependent on their physical and chemical properties such as specific surface area, porosity and the presence of heteroatoms in the carbon structure. According to the literature, doping of heteroatoms such as nitrogen atoms in the carbon structure can improve the electric and chemical properties of carbon materials and expand their applications 2,3,6-10. To achieve nitrogen doped carbon, carbonization of heteroatom-containing substrates has been suggested. However, the control of the textural properties of the carbon material through simple carbonization is challenging. To furnish a solution to this issue, use of template and structural guides such as KIT and mesoporous silica has been suggested 11,12. However, most of the templates are synthetic and use of them is costly and lingers the synthetic process of carbon materials 13. Halloysite is a natural clay mineral (imperial formula of Al 2 Si 2 O 5 (OH) 4 •nH 2 O) with tubular morphology and chemistry similar to Kaolin 14-23. This nanoclay has been successfully applied for various applications such as material chemistry, catalysis and smart delivery 18,24-26. It should be noted that the specific geological origin of Hal affects the morphological features and size polydispersity of nanotubes 27. Moreover, the chemistry of the surface of Hal is readily tuned-able and can be modified through surface functionalization 15,16,27. Reduction of nitro group to amine functionality is an industrially attractive chemical transf...