Acrylate-functionalized hyper-cross-linked polymers: Effect of the porogens in the polymerization on their porosity and adsorption from aqueous solution

•The porogens influenced the pore structure of the hyper-cross-linked polymers.•The Friedel-Crafts reaction induced steep increased for the SBET and Vtotal of the polymers.•Hierarchical micro/mesoporous distribution was shown for the polymers using o-xylene as the porogen.•Microporous distribution was present for the polymers using paraffin as the porogen.•The porogens affected the phenol and rhodamine B adsorption of the hyper-cross-linked polymers.