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Zhai Z, Li H, Zheng Y, Ji Y, Peng H, Gao Y, Yan M, Yu H. High specific surface area carbon aerogel derived from starch for methylene blue adsorption and supercapacitors. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 274:133282. [PMID: 38906354 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.133282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2024] [Revised: 06/04/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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Starch based carbon aerogel has attracted significant attention due to the wide source, environmental friendliness and low price of raw materials. Here, starch based carbon aerogel was fabricated by graft reaction and cross-linking reaction of starch. The network structure of starch hydrogel was optimized through graft and cross-linking reaction. After freeze drying and high temperature carbonization, the obtained carbon aerogel that carbonized at 800 °C showed a specific surface area of 1508 m2·g-1 without activation which is far higher than that of other unactivated carbon aerogels. The starch based carbon aerogel carbonized at 800 °C exhibited superior methylene blue adsorption ability with a maximum adsorption capacity of 963.5 mg·g-1 as a result of its rich surface functional groups, high specific surface area, and reasonable pore size distribution. Furthermore, the carbon aerogel carbonized at 700 °C exhibited excellent electrochemical performance with a specific capacitance of 180.1 F·g-1 at a current density of 1 A·g-1as electrode materials for supercapacitors. Overall, this work provides a new method to prepare high performance starch based carbon aerogel.
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- Zuozhao Zhai
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China; Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Sangwote Water Treatment Co., Ltd, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China.
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Gao C, Lan Y, Zhan Y, Li Y, Jiang J, Li Y, Zhang L, Fan X. Preparation of porous biochar from fusarium wilt-infected banana straw for remediation of cadmium pollution in water bodies. Sci Rep 2024; 14:13821. [PMID: 38879683 PMCID: PMC11180127 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-63954-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 06/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/19/2024] Open
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The problem of cadmium pollution and its control is becoming increasingly severe issue in the world. Banana straw is an abundant bio raw material, but its burning or discarding in field not only causes pollution but also spreads fusarium wilt. The objective of this paper is to utilize biochar derived from the wilt-infected banana straw for remediation of Cd(II) pollution while to eliminate the pathogen. The activity of wilt pathogen in biochar was determined by PDA petri dish test. The Cd(II) adsorption of the biochar was determined by batch adsorption experiments. The effects of KOH concentration (0.25, 0.5 and 0.75 M) on the physicochemical characteristics of the biochar were also observed by BET, SEM, FTIR, XRD and XPS. Results showed that pristine banana straw biochar (PBBC) did not harbor any pathogen. The specific surface area (SSA) and Cd(II) adsorption capacity of 0.75 M KOH modified banana straw biochar (MBBC0.75M) were increased by 247.2% and 46.1% compared to that of PBBC, respectively. Cd(II) adsorption by MBBC0.75M was suitable to be described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model and Freundlich isotherm. After Cd(II) adsorption, the CdCO3 were confirmed by XRD and observed through SEM. The weakness and shift of oxygen-containing functional groups in MBBC0.75M after Cd(II) adsorption implied that those groups were complexed with Cd(II). The results showed that pyrolysis could not only eliminate banana fusarium wilt, but also prepare porous biochar with the wilt-infected banana straw. The porous biochar possessed the potential to adsorb Cd(II) pollutants.
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- Chengxiang Gao
- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China.
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China.
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- Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Low Carbon Agricultural Green Inputs, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China.
- R&D Center of Environmental Friendly Fertilizer Science and Technology of Education Department of Guangdong Province, College of Natural Resources and Environment, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou City, 510642, China.
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El Jery A, Khedher KM, Mahmood Salman H, Al-Ansari N, Sammen SS, Scholz M. Thermodynamic and structural investigation of oily wastewater treatment using peach kernel and walnut shell based activated carbon. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0297024. [PMID: 38748647 PMCID: PMC11095765 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0297024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2024] Open
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Despite the many articles about activated carbon with different precursors in adsorption process, no in-depth research has been carried out to understand the causes of the difference in surface adsorption characteristics of activated carbon with different precursors and different activation processes. In this work, the ability of two active carbon adsorbents made of walnut shell and peach kernel by two chemical and physical methods (totally 4 different types of activated carbon) in treatment of oily wastewater including diesel, gasoline, used oil or engine lubricant has been compared. The results show that the chemical activated peach carbon active with 97% hardness has provided the highest hardness and physical activated walnut carbon active has obtained the lowest hardness value (87%). It is also found that peach activated carbon has a higher iodine number than walnut activated carbon, and this amount can be increased using chemical methods; Therefore, the highest amount of Iodine Number is related to Peach activated carbon that is made by chemical method (1230 mg/g), and the lowest amount of iodine number is seen in walnut activated carbon that is made by physical method (1020 mg/g). moreover, the pore diameter of physical activated carbon is lower than chemical activated carbon in all cases. So that the pore diameter of chemical activated peach carbon active is equal to 22.08 μm and the measured pore diameter of physical activated peach carbon active is equal to 20.42 μm. These values for walnut are obtained as 22.74 μm and 21.86 μm, respectively. Furthermore, the temperature and pH effects on the adsorption of different synthesized oily wastewater was studied and it was found that a decrease in adsorption can be seen with an increase in temperature or decreasing the pH value, which can be referred to this fact that the process of adsorption is an exothermic process. Finally, to analyze the compatibility of adsorption isotherms with experimental data and to predict the adsorption process, three different isotherms named Langmuir, Temkin, and Freundlich isotherms were applied and their parameters were correlated. The correlation results show that the Langmuir isotherm had the best correlation in all cases compared to the Freundlich and Temkin isotherms, based on the correlation coefficient, and the calculated R2 values which was greater than 0.99 in all the studied cases.
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- Atef El Jery
- Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Civil Engineering, High Institute of Technological Studies, Mrezgua University Campus, Nabeul, Tunisia
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- Department of Computer Science, Al-Turath University College, Al Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, Lulea, Sweden
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Diyala, Baqubah, Diyala Governorate, Iraq
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- Atene KOM, Berlin, Germany
- School of Science, Engineering and Environment, Newton Building, The University of Salford, Salford, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
- Department of Civil Engineering Science, School of Civil Engineering and the Built Environment, Kingsway Campus, Aukland Park, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Department of Town Planning, Engineering Networks and Systems, South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russia
- Nexus by Sweden, Västerås, Sweden
- Kunststoff-Technik Adams, Specialist Company According to Water Law, Elsfleth, Germany
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Jia P, Wang Z, Wang X, Qin K, Gao J, Sun J, Xia G, Dong T, Gong Y, Yu Z, Zhang J, Chen H, Wang S. Nanoporous Carbon Materials Derived from Zanthoxylum Bungeanum Peel and Seed for Electrochemical Supercapacitors. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 14:836. [PMID: 38786793 PMCID: PMC11124505 DOI: 10.3390/nano14100836] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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In order to prepare biomass-derived carbon materials with high specific capacitance at a low activation temperature (≤700 °C), nanoporous carbon materials were prepared from zanthoxylum bungeanum peels and seeds via the pyrolysis and KOH-activation processes. The results show that the optimal activation temperatures are 700 °C and 600 °C for peels and seeds. Benefiting from the hierarchical pore structure (micropores, mesopores, and macropores), the abundant heteroatoms (N, S, and O) containing functional groups, and plentiful electrochemical active sites, the PAC-700 and SAC-600 derive the large capacities of ~211.0 and ~219.7 F g-1 at 1.0 A g-1 in 6 M KOH within the three-electrode configuration. Furthermore, the symmetrical supercapacitors display a high energy density of 22.9 and 22.4 Wh kg-1 at 7500 W kg-1 assembled with PAC-700 and SAC-600, along with exceptional capacitance retention of 99.1% and 93.4% over 10,000 cycles at 1.0 A g-1. More significantly, the contribution here will stimulate the extensive development of low-temperature activation processes and nanoporous carbon materials for electrochemical energy storage and beyond.
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- Peng Jia
- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (RECAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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- Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Faculty of Light Industry, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China; (P.J.); (Z.W.); (X.W.); (K.Q.); (J.G.); (J.S.); (G.X.); (T.D.); (Y.G.); (Z.Y.); (S.W.)
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Gellrich C, Shupletsov L, Galek P, Bahrawy A, Grothe J, Kaskel S. A Precursor-Derived Ultramicroporous Carbon for Printing Iontronic Logic Gates and Super-Varactors. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2024:e2401336. [PMID: 38700498 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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A liquid precursor for 3D printing ultramicroporous carbons (pore width <0.7 nm) to create a novel in-plane capacitive-analog of semiconductor-based diodes (CAPodes) is presented. This proof-of-concept integrates functional EDLCs into microstructured iontronic devices. The working principle is based on selective ion-sieving, controlling the size of the electrolyte ions, and the nanoporous sieving carbon's pore size. By blocking bulky electrolyte ions from entering the sub-nanometer pores, a unidirectional charging characteristic with controllable ion flux is achieved, leading to diodic U-I characteristics with a high rectification ratio. The liquid precursor approach enables successful printing of miniaturized in-plane CAPodes. A combination of inkjet and extrusion printing techniques with suitable inks is explored to fabricate electrode materials with engineered porosity. Deliberate fine-tuning of the ultramicroporous carbon's porosity and surface area is achieved using a customized carbon precursor and CO2 etching techniques. Electrochemical evaluation of the printed CAPodes demonstrates successful miniaturization compared with macroscopic film assembly. 3D manufacturing and miniaturization allow for the integration of CAPodes into logic gate circuits (OR, AND). For the first time, these switchable devices are used as variable capacitors in a high-pass filter application, adjusting the cut-off frequency of applied alternating voltage analogous to an I-MOS varactor.
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- Christin Gellrich
- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry I, Technische Universität Dresden, Bergstrasse 66, 01069, Dresden, Germany
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Zou R, Yang Z, Zhang J, Lei R, Zhang W, Fnu F, Tsang DCW, Heyne J, Zhang X, Ruan R, Lei H. Machine learning application for predicting key properties of activated carbon produced from lignocellulosic biomass waste with chemical activation. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 399:130624. [PMID: 38521172 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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The successful application of gradient boosting regression (GBR) in machine learning to forecast surface area, pore volume, and yield in biomass-derived activated carbon (AC) production underscores its potential for enhancing manufacturing processes. The GBR model, collecting 17 independent variables for two-step activation (2-SA) and 14 for one-step activation (1-SA), demonstrates effectiveness across three datasets-1-SA, 2-SA, and a combined dataset. Notably, in 1-SA, the GBR model yields R2 values of 0.76, 0.90, and 0.83 for TPV, yield, and SSA respectively, and records R2 of 0.90 and 0.91 for yield in 2-SA and combined datasets. The model highlights the significance of the soaking procedure alongside activation temperature in shaping AC properties with 1-SA or 2-SA, illustrating machine learning's potential in optimizing AC production processes.
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- Rongge Zou
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Bioproduct, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology, Engineering Research Center for Biomass Conversion, Ministry of Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330047, China
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong, China
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- Bioproduct, Sciences, and Engineering Laboratory, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99354, USA
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- Voiland School Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering, Washington State University, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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- Center for Biorefining and Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, 1390 Eckles Ave., St. Paul, MN 55108, USA
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- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA 99354, USA.
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Yang Y, Foong SY, He Y, Liew RK, Ma NL, Yek PNY, Ge S, Naushad M, Lam SS. Upcycling crab shell waste into biochar for treatment of palm oil mill effluent via microwave pyrolysis and activation. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 248:118282. [PMID: 38295974 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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The escalating consumer demand for crabs results in a growing amount of waste, including shells, claws, and other non-edible parts. The resulting crab shell waste (CSW) is disposed of via incineration or landfills which causes environmental pollution. CSW represents a potential biological resource that can be transformed into valuable resources via pyrolysis technique. In this study, microwave pyrolysis of CSW using self-purging, vacuum, and steam activation techniques was examined to determine the biochar production yield and its performance in treating palm oil mill effluent (POME). The biochar produced through microwave pyrolysis exhibits yields ranging from 50 to 61 wt%, showing a hard texture, low volatile matter content (≤34.1 wt%), and high fixed carbon content (≥58.3 wt%). The KOH-activated biochar demonstrated a surface area of up to 177 m2/g that is predominantly composed of mesopores, providing a good amount of adsorption sites for use as adsorbent. The biochar activated with steam removed 8.3 mg/g of BOD and 42 mg/g of COD from POME. The results demonstrate that microwave pyrolysis of CSW is a promising technology to produce high-quality biochar as an adsorbent for POME treatment.
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- Yan Yang
- Henan Province International Collaboration Lab of Forest Resources Utilization, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China; Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia
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- Henan Province International Collaboration Lab of Forest Resources Utilization, School of Forestry, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China.
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- NV WESTERN PLT, No. 208B, Second Floor, Macalister Road, Georgetown, 10400, Penang, Malaysia
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- BIOSES Research Interest Group, Faculty of Science & Marine Environment, 21030, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia; Center for Global Health Research (CGHR), Saveetha Medical College, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Saveetha University, Chennai, India
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- Centre for Research of Innovation and Sustainable Development, University of Technology Sarawak, No.1, Jalan Universiti, 96000, Sibu, Sarawak, Malaysia.
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- Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing, 210037, China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Xu Y, Fan Z, Li X, Yang S, Wang J, Zheng A, Shu R. Cooperative production of monophenolic chemicals and carbon adsorption materials from cascade pyrolysis of acid hydrolysis lignin. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2024; 399:130557. [PMID: 38460561 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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A novel cascade pyrolysis upgrading process for acid hydrolysis lignin (AHL), consisting of pyrolysis, catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis vapors, and pyrolysis char, was developed to improve the yield of value-added products (monophenolic chemicals and carbon materials). Pyrolysis of AHL at 450 °C and subsequent catalytic upgrading of pyrolysis vapors over Ni/H-ZSM-5 boosted the concentration of monophenolic chemicals in pyrolysis liquids by 58%. The carbon material prepared from pyrolysis char using KOH as activating agent exhibited a large specific surface area of 2902.5 m2/g and a large total pore volume of 1.45 cm3/g, thus affording good adsorption capacity for methylene blue (824.87 mg/g) and iodine (2333.17 mg/g). Moreover, the cascade pyrolysis upgrading of AHL achieved a yield of 68.52% desired products, which was much higher than the reported results (single production of monophenols and pyrolysis char). In summary, this work provides a potential reference for efficient utilization of lignin in large-scale applications.
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- Ying Xu
- Jimei University, College of Mechanical Equipment and Mechanical Engineering, Fujian Province Key Laboratory of Energy Clean Utilization and Development, Fujian Province Clean Combustion and Energy Utilization Research Center, Xiamen 316021, China; College of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114000, China; Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114000, China
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- College of Chemical Engineering, University of Science and Technology Liaoning, Anshan 114000, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Functional Soft Condensed Matter, School of Materials and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China.
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Zhu B, Jiang X, Li S, Zhu M. An Overview of Recycling Phenolic Resin. Polymers (Basel) 2024; 16:1255. [PMID: 38732725 PMCID: PMC11085933 DOI: 10.3390/polym16091255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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Over a century ago, phenolic formaldehyde (PF) resin was developed and continues to increase in yield due to its diverse applications. However, PF resin is a thermosetting plastic lacking fluidity and moldability, which are nondegradable in natural environments, leading to severe threats to fossil resources as well as global environmental crises. As a result, recycling PF resin is extremely important. In this review, we provide the recent advances in the recycling of PF resin, which includes mechanical recycling, chemical recycling, and utilization of carbon-based materials. The advantages and disadvantages of each strategy are evaluated from a green chemistry perspective. This article aims to attract interest in PF resin design, synthesizing, application and recycling, offering useful suggestions.
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Materials Science & Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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Shabi AH, Prima Hardianto Y, Shaheen Shah S, Omar Al-Qwairi F, Mohamed MM, Nasiruzzaman Shaikh M, Saeed Alzahrani A, Aziz MA. Advancements in Olive-derived Carbon: Preparation Methods and Sustainable Applications. Chem Asian J 2024; 19:e202400045. [PMID: 38375590 DOI: 10.1002/asia.202400045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/16/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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In the realm of material science, carbon materials, especially olive-derived carbon (ODC), have become vital due to their sustainability and diverse properties. This review examines the sustainable extraction and use of ODC, a carbohydrate-rich by-product of olive biomass. We focus on innovative preparation techniques like pyrolysis, which are crucial forenhancing ODC's microstructure and surface properties. Variables such as activating agents, impregnation ratios, and pyrolysis conditions significantly influence these properties. ODC's high specific surface area renders it invaluable for applications in energy storage (batteries and supercapacitors) and environmental sectors (water purification, hydrogen storage). Its versatility and accessibility underscore its potential for broad industrial use, makingit as a key element in sustainable development. This review provides a detailed analysis of ODC preparation methodologies, its various applications, and its role in advancing sustainable energy solutions. We highlight the novelty of ODC research and its impact on future studies, establishing this review as a crucial resource for researchers and practitioners in sustainable carbon materials. As global focus shifts towards eco-friendly solutions, ODC emerges as a critical component in shaping a sustainable, innovation-driven future.
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- A H Shabi
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technology and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Material Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, 615-8520, Japan
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technology and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technology and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Sustainable Energy Systems (IRC-SES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen Technology and Carbon Management (IRC-HTCM), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Mohtaram MS, Sabbaghi S, Rasouli J, Rasouli K. Photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline using a novel WO3-ZnO/AC under visible light irradiation: Optimization of effective factors by RSM-CCD. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 347:123746. [PMID: 38460585 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/10/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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Mitigating pharmaceutical pollution in the global environment is imperative, and tetracycline (TC) is a commonly utilized antibiotic in human and veterinary medicine. The persistent existence of TC highlights the necessity of establishing efficient measures to protect water systems and the environment from detrimental contaminants. Herein, a novel rhubarb seed waste-derived activated carbon-supported photocatalyst (WO3-ZnO/RUAC) was synthesized by combining wet impregnation and ultrasonic methods. The activated carbon (AC) was obtained from rhubarb seed waste for the first time via chemical activation. The function of AC as an electron acceptor and in separating electron-hole pairs was illuminated by characterization analyses that included XRD, FTIR, XPS, SEM, TEM, PL, EIS, TPC, and UV-DRS. Using the response surface methodology-central composite design (RSM-CCD) technique, the synthesis parameters of the composite were systematically optimized. Under ideal conditions, with a TC concentration of 33 mg. L-1, pH of 4.57, irradiation time of 108 min, and catalyst dose of 0.85 g. L-1, the highest degradation efficiency of TC by this composite, achieved 96.5%, and it was reusable for five cycles. Subsequently, trapping tests and electron spin resonance (ESR) analysis were conducted, elucidating that •OH and •O2- radicals played pivotal roles in the photocatalytic degradation of TC. This research offers valuable insights into utilizing the AC-based photocatalyst to degrade pharmaceutical micropollutants effectively.
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- Mohammad Sina Mohtaram
- Department of Nano-Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Technologies, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Nano-Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Advanced Technologies, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Drilling Nanofluid Lab, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Nanotechnology Research Institute, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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Dziejarski B, Hernández-Barreto DF, Moreno-Piraján JC, Giraldo L, Serafin J, Knutsson P, Andersson K, Krzyżyńska R. Upgrading recovered carbon black (rCB) from industrial-scale end-of-life tires (ELTs) pyrolysis to activated carbons: Material characterization and CO 2 capture abilities. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 247:118169. [PMID: 38244973 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2024] [Indexed: 01/22/2024]
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The current study presents for the first time how recovered carbon black (rCB) obtained directly from the industrial-scale end-of-life tires (ELTs) pyrolysis sector is applied as a precursor for activated carbons (ACs) with application in CO2 capture. The rCB shows better physical characteristics, including density and carbon structure, as well as chemical properties, such as a consistent composition and low impurity concentration, in comparison to the pyrolytic char. Potassium hydroxide and air in combination with heat treatment (500-900 °C) were applied as agents for the conventional chemical and physical activation of the material. The ACs were tested for their potential to capture CO2. Ultimate and proximate analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), Raman spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), and N2/CO2 gas adsorption/desorption isotherms were used as material characterization methods. Analysis revealed that KOH-activated carbon at 900 °C (AC-900K) exhibited the highest surface area and a pore volume that increased 6 and 3 times compared to pristine rCB. Moreover, the AC-900K possessed a well-developed dual porosity, corresponding to the 22% and 78% of micropore and mesopore volume, respectively. At 0 °C and 25 °C, AC-900K also showed a CO2 adsorption capacity equal to 30.90 cm3/g and 20.53 cm3/g at 1 bar, along with stable cyclic regeneration after 10 cycles. The high dependence of CO2 uptake on the micropore volume at width below 0.7-0.8 nm was identified. The selectivity towards CO2 in relation to N2 reached high values of 350.91 (CO2/N2 binary mixture) and 59.70 (15% CO2/85% N2).
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- Bartosz Dziejarski
- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland; Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Energy and Materials, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Investigación en Sólidos Porosos y Calorimetría, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1a No. 18A-10, Bogotá D.C. 11711, Colombia
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Grupo de Investigación en Sólidos Porosos y Calorimetría, Universidad de Los Andes, Cra. 1a No. 18A-10, Bogotá D.C. 11711, Colombia.
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- Departamento de Química, Grupo de Calorimetría, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Cra. 45, Bogotá D.C. 11711, Colombia
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- Department of Inorganic and Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí I Franquès, 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Division of Energy and Materials, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Space, Earth and Environment, Division of Energy Technology, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96, Gothenburg, Sweden; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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- Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, 50-370, Wroclaw, Poland
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Nidheesh PV, Kumar M, Venkateshwaran G, Ambika S, Bhaskar S, Vinay, Ghosh P. Conversion of locally available materials to biochar and activated carbon for drinking water treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 353:141566. [PMID: 38428536 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141566] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 02/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/03/2024]
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For environmental sustainability and to achieve sustainable development goals (SDGs), drinking water treatment must be done at a reasonable cost with minimal environmental impact. Therefore, treating contaminated drinking water requires materials and approaches that are inexpensive, produced locally, and effortlessly. Hence, locally available materials and their derivatives, such as biochar (BC) and activated carbon (AC) were investigated thoroughly. Several researchers and their findings show that the application of locally accessible materials and their derivatives are capable of the adsorptive removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from drinking water. The application of locally available materials such as lignocellulosic materials/waste and its thermo-chemically derived products, including BC and AC were found effective in the treatment of contaminated drinking water. Thus, this review aims to thoroughly examine the latest developments in the use of locally accessible feedstocks for tailoring BC and AC, as well as their features and applications in the treatment of drinking water. We attempted to explain facts related to the potential mechanisms of BC and AC, such as complexation, co-precipitation, electrostatic interaction, and ion exchange to treat water, thereby achieving a risk-free remediation approach to polluted water. Additionally, this research offers guidance on creating efficient household treatment units based on the health risks associated with customized adsorbents and cost-benefit analyses. Lastly, this review work discusses the current obstacles for using locally accessible materials and their thermo-chemically produced by-products to purify drinking water, as well as the necessity for technological interventions.
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- P V Nidheesh
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability Division, CSIR - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.
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- Amity Institute of Environmental Sciences, Amity University, Noida, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, NIT Campus, P.O 673 601, Kozhikode, India
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- Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (EnRAM) Lab, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India; Industrial Pollution Control-IV Division, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar, Delhi, 110032, India
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- Environmental Risk Assessment and Management (EnRAM) Lab, Centre for Rural Development and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, New Delhi, 110016, India
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Pereira L, Castillo V, Calero M, González-Egido S, Martín-Lara MÁ, Solís RR. Promoting the circular economy: Valorization of a residue from industrial char to activated carbon with potential environmental applications as adsorbents. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 356:120753. [PMID: 38531130 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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Pyrolysis of residues enriched with carbon, such as in agroforestry or industrial activities, has been postulated as an emerging technology to promote the production of biofuels, contributing to the circular economy and minimizing waste. However, during the pyrolysis processes a solid fraction residue is generated. This work aims to study the viability of these chars to develop porous carbonaceous materials that can be used for environmental applications. Diverse chars discharged by an industrial pyrolysis factory have been activated with KOH. Concretely, the char residues came from the pyrolysis of olive stone, pine, and acacia splinters, spent residues fuel, and cellulose artificial casings. The changes in the textural, structural, and composition characteristics after the activation process were studied by N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms, scanning electron microscopy, FTIR, elemental analysis, and XPS. A great porosity was developed, SBET within 776-1186 m2 g-1 and pore volume of 0.37-0.59 cm3 g-1 with 70-90% of micropores contribution. The activated chars were used for the adsorption of CO2, leading to CO2 maximum uptakes of 90-130 mg g-1. There was a good correlation between the CO2 uptake with microporosity and oxygenated surface groups of the activated chars. Moreover, their ability to adsorption of contaminants in aqueous solution was also evaluated. Concretely, there was studied the adsorption of aqueous heavy metals, i.e., Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn, and organic pollutants of emerging concern such as caffeine, diclofenac, and acetaminophen.
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- Ledicia Pereira
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain
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- Environment and Bioproducts Group, Department of Life Sciences, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, 28871, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Granada, Avda. Fuentenueva s/n, 18071, Granada, Spain.
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Subramaniam T, Ansari MNM, Krishnan SG, Khalid M. Kenaf-based activated carbon: A sustainable solution for high-performance aqueous symmetric supercapacitors. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 354:141593. [PMID: 38460854 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2023] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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This study presents an innovative method for synthesizing activated carbon with an exceptionally high surface area (3359 m2 g-1) using kenaf fiber-based biochar through chemical activation. The achieved specific surface area surpasses activated carbon derived from other reported fiber-based precursors. The resulting activated carbon was investigated as electrodes for supercapacitors, revealing a remarkable maximum capacitance of 312 F g-1 at a current density of 0.5 A g-1. An aqueous symmetric supercapacitor employing these high-surface-area electrodes exhibited an outstanding energy density of 18.9 Wh kg-1 at a power density of 250 W kg-1. Notably, the supercapacitor retained exceptional capacitance, maintaining 93% of its initial capacitance even after 5000 charge-discharge cycles.
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN), 43000, Kajang, Malaysia; Institute of Power Engineering, Universiti Tenaga Nasional, Kajang, 43000, Selangor, Malaysia.
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- Sunway Centre for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology (SCEEST), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, No. 5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia.
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- Sunway Centre for Electrochemical Energy and Sustainable Technology (SCEEST), School of Engineering and Technology, Sunway University, No. 5 Jalan Universiti, Bandar Sunway, 47500, Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia; Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, 576104, Karnataka, India; Centre of Research Impact and Outcome, Chitkara University, Punjab, 140401, India.
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Zhou T, Wu X, Liu S, Wang A, Liu Y, Zhou W, Sun K, Li S, Zhou J, Li B, Jiang J. Biomass-Derived Catalytically Active Carbon Materials for the Air Electrode of Zn-air Batteries. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202301779. [PMID: 38416074 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202301779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Given the growing environmental and energy problems, developing clean, renewable electrochemical energy storage devices is of great interest. Zn-air batteries (ZABs) have broad prospects in energy storage because of their high specific capacity and environmental friendliness. The unavailability of cheap air electrode materials and effective and stable oxygen electrocatalysts to catalyze air electrodes are main barriers to large-scale implementation of ZABs. Due to the abundant biomass resources, self-doped heteroatoms, and unique pore structure, biomass-derived catalytically active carbon materials (CACs) have great potential to prepare carbon-based catalysts and porous electrodes with excellent performance for ZABs. This paper reviews the research progress of biomass-derived CACs applied to ZABs air electrodes. Specifically, the principle of ZABs and the source and preparation method of biomass-derived CACs are introduced. To prepare efficient biomass-based oxygen electrocatalysts, heteroatom doping and metal modification were introduced to improve the efficiency and stability of carbon materials. Finally, the effects of electron transfer number and H2 O2 yield in ORR on the performance of ZABs were evaluated. This review aims to deepen the understanding of the advantages and challenges of biomass-derived CACs in the air electrodes of ZABs, promote more comprehensive research on biomass resources, and accelerate the commercial application of ZABs.
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- Ting Zhou
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, 95 Wenhua Road, Zhengzhou, 450002, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, 100 Science Road, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF, National Engineering Lab for Biomass Chemical Utilization, Key and Open Lab on Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA, 16 Suojinwucun, Nanjing, 210042, P. R. China
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Molina-Balmaceda A, Rojas-Candia V, Arismendi D, Richter P. Activated carbon from avocado seed as sorbent phase for microextraction technologies: activation, characterization, and analytical performance. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024:10.1007/s00216-024-05203-1. [PMID: 38393340 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-024-05203-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024]
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According to green analytical chemistry principles, the use of agricultural byproducts as sorbent phases is an interesting topic due to their lignocellulosic origin, as they are biodegradable and inexpensive. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in which avocado seed and avocado seed activated carbon are proposed as sustainable sorbents for solid-phase microextraction technologies, which were used to assess the proof of concept. Rotating disk sorptive extraction (RDSE) was used as a model technology and ibuprofen (Ibu) and 1-hydroxy-ibuprofen (1-OH-Ibu) as representative analytes. It was found that activated carbon (AC) prepared at 600 °C with an impregnation ratio (raw material/activating agent (ZnCl2), w/w) of 1:1.2 had better extraction efficiency than other ACs obtained at different temperatures, impregnation ratios, and activating agents (K2CO3). Characterization revealed several differences between natural avocado seed, biochar prepared at 600 °C, and selected AC since the typical functional groups of the natural starting material begin to disappear with pyrolysis and increasing the surface area and pore volume, suggesting that the main interactions between analytes and the sorbent material are pore filling and π-π stacking. By using this AC as the sorbent phase, the optimal extraction conditions in RDSE were as follows: the use of 50 mg of sorbent in the disk, 30 mL of sample volume, pH 4, 90 min of extraction time at a rotation velocity of the disk of 2000 rpm, and methanol as the elution solvent. The extracts were analyzed via gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The method provided limits of detection of 0.23 and 0.07 µg L-1 and recoveries of 81% and 91% for Ibu and 1-OH-Ibu, respectively. When comparing the extraction efficiency of the selected activated carbon with those provided by Oasis® HLB and C18 in RDSE, nonsignificant differences were observed, indicating that avocado seed activated carbon is a suitable alternative to these commercial materials.
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- Alejandra Molina-Balmaceda
- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 233, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 233, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 233, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Chile, P.O. Box 233, Santiago, Chile.
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Villora-Picó JJ, Sepúlveda-Escribano A, Pastor-Blas MM. Design and Synthesis of N-Doped Carbons as Efficient Metal-Free Catalysts in the Hydrogenation of 1-Chloro-4-Nitrobenzene. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2515. [PMID: 38473762 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25052515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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Metal-free catalysts based on nitrogen-doped porous carbons were designed and synthesized from mixtures of melamine as nitrogen and carbon sources and calcium citrate as carbon source and porogen system. Considering the physicochemical and textural properties of the prepared carbons, a melamine/citrate ratio of 2:1 was selected to study the effect of the pyrolysis temperature. It was observed that a minimum pyrolysis temperature of 750 °C is required to obtain a carbonaceous structure. However, although there is a decrease in the nitrogen amount at higher pyrolysis temperatures, a gradual development of the porosity is produced from 750 °C to 850 °C. Above that temperature, a deterioration of the carbon porous structure is produced. All the prepared carbon materials, with no need for a further activation treatment, were active in the hydrogenation reaction of 1-chloro-4-nitrobenzene. A full degree of conversion was reached with the most active catalysts obtained from 2:1 melamine/citrate mixtures pyrolyzed at 850 °C and 900 °C, which exhibited a suitable compromise between the N-doping level and developed mesoporosity that facilitates the access of the reactants to the catalytic sites. What is more, all the materials showed 100% selectivity for the hydrogenation of the nitro group to form the corresponding chloro-aniline.
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- Juan-José Villora-Picó
- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry-University Institute of Materials of Alicante, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry-University Institute of Materials of Alicante, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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- Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Department of Inorganic Chemistry-University Institute of Materials of Alicante, University of Alicante, P.O. Box 99, E-03080 Alicante, Spain
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Zandifar A, Esmaeilzadeh F, Rodríguez-Mirasol J. Hydrogen-rich gas production via supercritical water gasification (SCWG) of oily sludge over waste tire-derived activated carbon impregnated with Ni: Characterization and optimization of activated carbon production. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 342:123078. [PMID: 38052340 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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In this study, the production of activated carbon (AC) through the chemical activation of waste tire (WT) using H3PO4 and KOH for H2 production by SCWG of oily sludge (OS) donated by Persian Gulf Star Oil Company was investigated. H3PO4 was the best activating agent based on some pretests results, and then the synthesis of AC was optimized using Response Surface Methodology. Based on BET surface area of synthesized ACs, thirty combinations of the four variables namely; activation temperature (350-550 °C); activation time (1-4 h); H3PO4 to WT ratio (1-3 w.w-1); and H3PO4 concentration (20-40 wt%) were optimized. CHNS, TGA, FE-SEM, and EDS-mapping analyses were used to characterize the AC and catalyst synthesized in optimum condition (activation temperature: 450 °C; activation time: 2.5 h; H3PO4 to WT ratio: 2 w.w-1; and H3PO4 concentration: 40 wt%), which presented a surface area of 170 m2 g-1. Finally, Ni was impregnated on the optimized AC with different loadings (5-15 wt%) to evaluate its performance in H2 production by SCWG of OS. Although H2 yield in catalytic experiments was higher than that observed in non-catalytic experiment, results showed that the maximum H2 selectivity was 66% in SCWG of OS using AC impregnated with 10 wt% Ni.
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- Ali Zandifar
- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery Institute, Advanced Research Group for Gas Condensate Recovery, School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Málaga, Campus de Teatinos s/n, 29010, Málaga, Spain
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Zhai Z, Wang S, Xu Y, Zhang L, Wang X, Yu H, Ren B. Starch-based carbon aerogels prepared by an innovative KOH activation method for supercapacitors. Int J Biol Macromol 2024; 257:128587. [PMID: 38065463 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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Biomass-based carbon aerogels hold promising application prospect in the field of supercapacitors. In this research, starch was selected as a raw material for preparing carbon aerogels. The preparation process of starch hydrogels was simplified by using KOH, which can change starch suspension into hydrogels at room temperature. Moreover, the molecular mixing of KOH and starch was realized, so that KOH can be fully utilized in the activation process. The specific surface area of the starch-based carbon aerogels prepared by this method was 1349 m2/g, and the proportion of micropores was 43.7 %. Remarkably, as electrode materials for supercapacitors, the starch-based carbon aerogels exhibited outstanding electrochemical performance. In a three-electrode system, the carbon aerogels exhibited specific capacitance of 211.5 F/g at 0.5 A/g and 138.5 F/g at 10 A/g, suggesting their suitability for high-current applications. In a symmetrical supercapacitor configuration, the materials exhibited an energy density of 11.3 Wh/kg at a power density of 0.5 kW/kg and the specific capacitance can maintain 98.91 % after 10,000 cycles. Overall, this work provides a new method for mixing activators, which will foster potential advances in starch based carbon aerogels.
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- Zuozhao Zhai
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China; Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Hebei Yuehai Water Co., Ltd., Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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- Hebei Key Laboratory of Organic Functional Molecules, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050024, China.
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- Institute of Energy Resources, Hebei Academy of Sciences, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China; Hebei Engineering Research Center for Water Saving in Industry, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050081, China
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Yildiz H, Gülşen H, Şahin Ö, Baytar O, Kutluay S. Novel adsorbent for malachite green from okra stalks waste: synthesis, kinetics and equilibrium studies. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2024; 26:369-381. [PMID: 37551855 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2243621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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In this study, malachite green (MG) removal was performed with activated carbon synthesized from okra stalks by microwave assisted chemical activation method. In the synthesis of activated carbon, the effects of gas in the microwave, activation, and impregnation rate were investigated. The synthesized activated carbon characterization was investigated using BET, FT-IR, and SEM analyses. The activated carbon surface area achieved was 759.453 m2 g-1. In addition, the surface area of activated carbon synthesized using the conventional method was17.766 m2 g-1. The effect of the initial solution concentration on MG adsorption was investigated. According to the kinetic and equilibrium data, it was found that the adsorption process best fitted the pseudo-second order kinetic model and the Langmuir isotherm. According to the equilibrium data, the maximum adsorption capacity (qmax) of the monolayer was 119.05 mg g-1. In addition, MG adsorption was investigated by the experimental design method. The adsorption capacity at the determined optimum conditions was 99.63 mg g-1. All results show that activated carbon synthesized from waste biomass by combining the conventional method with microwave-assisted impregnation is a cheap and environmentally friendly adsorbent.
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- Hakan Yildiz
- Department of Environmental Technologies, Harran University, Sanlıurfa, Türkiye
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Harran University, Sanlıurfa, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Siirt University, Siirt, Türkiye
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, İstanbul, Türkiye
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Huang X, Wang K, He Y, Shi B. Transformation of Al Species on Carbon Surfaces: Effects of Al Species and Carbon Surface Oxygen Groups. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:1763-1770. [PMID: 38258410 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c07141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Control of residual Al is critical, owing to its high tendency to accumulate in drinking water distribution systems and its potential risks to human health. Herein, the effects of surface properties of activated carbon (AC) on intercepting different Al species (including monomeric Al and polymeric Al species-Al13) are evaluated. The results showed that Al in the form of monomers was considerably adsorbed by AC; whereas Al in the form of polymeric Al13 was held to a much lower degree by AC, and the effluent Al concentration was even higher than that without AC. By comparing virgin AC and hydrogen thermal treated AC, the surface oxygen functional groups on the AC were proposed to play a critical role in the transformation of Al species. The oxygen functional groups on the AC surface can directly form complexes with monomeric Al, thereby inducing the binding of monomeric Al on the AC surface. However, the AC surface oxygen groups could not bind to polymeric Al13, and the interaction between AC surface oxygen groups and polymeric Al13 partially transforms Al13 into monomeric Al species, which inhibited the self-aggregation of Al13. This study aims to provide new insights into the control of residual Al in water treatment plants to ensure drinking water safety.
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- Xin Huang
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Radenković M, Petrović J, Pap S, Kalijadis A, Momčilović M, Krstulović N, Živković S. Waste biomass derived highly-porous carbon material for toxic metal removal: Optimisation, mechanisms and environmental implications. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 347:140684. [PMID: 37979800 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Toxic elements, lead, and copper are often found in wastewater discharged from industries such as mining. The discharge of untreated effluent poses severe environmental challenges and sorption methods using agricultural waste materials are proposed as an efficient and cost-effective solution. For this research, activated sunflower material (ASM) was prepared from abundantly available agricultural sunflower waste residues and utilised to remove Pb2+ and Cu2+ ions from an aqueous medium. To begin, we examine variables that may have an impact on the adsorption process, such as pH, contact time, adsorbent dose, and initial concentration using Box-Behnken Design (BBD) to find optimal conditions. Maximum removal efficiency was found at a pH of 5, contact time of 180 min, and initial concentration of 50 mg/L for Pb2+ and 150 mg/L for Cu2+. Additionally, adsorbent dose differed by element, for Cu2+ it was 200 mg, whilst for Pb2+ it was 124 mg. Features of activated carbon such as morphology, elemental composition, textural properties, and surface functionalities were characterised using SEM-EDS, BET, FTIR, and XPS. The adsorption equilibrium data were analysed by Langmuir, Freundlich, and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherm models. It was found that the obtained results for Pb2+ adsorption were better described with the Freundlich isotherm model. Maximum adsorption capacities for Pb2+ and Cu2+ were 91.8 mg/g and 20.5 mg/g, respectively. Furthermore, kinetic studies confirmed that the adsorption process followed a pseudo-first-order kinetic model for Pb2+, but for Cu2+ all applied kinetic models fitted experimental data with the same values of the correlation coefficient (R2 = 0.99). After comprehensive analysis using the methods mentioned above, ASM was tested for the removal of Cu2+ from mining wastewater sample, and the obtained removal efficiency was 98.6% ± 2.0%. The results of desorption experiments conducted, confirm that ASM has good potential to be reused for the purpose of removing Cu2+ from wastewater.
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- Marina Radenković
- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11351, Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11351, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Environmental Research Institute, UHI North Highland, University of the Highlands and Islands, Thurso, Scotland, KW14 7JD, UK; Department of Environmental Engineering and Occupational Safety and Health, Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21 000, Novi Sad, Serbia
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- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11351, Belgrade, Serbia
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- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11351, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Physics, Bijenička cesta 46, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia
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- VINCA Institute of Nuclear Sciences-National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, P.O. Box 522, 11351, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Li H, Li Y, Zhu S, Li Y, Zada I, Li Y. Recent advances in biopolymers-based carbon materials for supercapacitors. RSC Adv 2023; 13:33318-33335. [PMID: 38025848 PMCID: PMC10646438 DOI: 10.1039/d3ra06179e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Supercapacitors as potential candidates for novel green energy storage devices demonstrate a promising future in promoting sustainable energy supply, but their development is impeded by limited energy density, which can be addressed by developing high-capacitance electrode materials with efforts. Carbon materials derived from biopolymers have received much attention for their abundant reserves and environmentally sustainable nature, rendering them ideal for supercapacitor electrodes. However, the limited capacitance has hindered their widespread application, resulting in the proposal of various strategies to enhance the capacity properties of carbon electrodes. This paper critically reviewed the recent research progress of biopolymers-based carbon electrodes. The advances in biopolymers-based carbon electrodes for supercapacitors are presented, followed by the strategies to improve the capacitance of carbon electrodes which include pore engineering, doping engineering and composite engineering. Furthermore, this review is summarized and the challenges of biopolymer-derived carbon electrodes are discussed. The purpose of this review is to promote the widespread application of biopolymers in the domain of supercapacitors.
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- Hongjie Li
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, Shanghai Jiao Tong University Shanghai 200240 China
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Rashidi NA, Lai YJ, Lakadir MSA. Mechanochemical activation of palm kernel shell using the L 9 Taguchi orthogonal array for carbon dioxide adsorption. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-30703-5. [PMID: 37930571 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-30703-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The problem faced during bio-based activated carbon synthesis is related to its low yield production, which is plausibly due to intricate conventional activation processes, along with utilization of corrosive chemical activator. Therefore, in this study, the activated carbon synthesis from palm kernel shell as starting material has been carried out via a facile solid-solid mixing (mechanochemical) activation. The feasibility and optimization of the high-yielded palm kernel shell activated carbon production has been done via the L9 Taguchi orthogonal array, whereby the larger-the-better signal to noise (S/N) ratio has been applied to determine the optimum operating conditions. Four parameters have been studied including the activation temperature (600-800 °C), impregnation ratio (1-3:1), activation time (60-120 min), and nitrogen flow rate (300-900 mL/min). Depending on the operating conditions, the activated carbon yield is ranging from 10 to 50 wt.%. Upon optimization, both the pristine precursor and activated carbon at the optimal conditions are characterized in terms of their surface morphology, porosity, and the surface functionalities. In context of carbon dioxide adsorption, the adsorption capacity at an ambient condition is found to be approximately 1.65 mmol/g, which is comparable to the values reported in the literatures.
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- Nor Adilla Rashidi
- HICoE - Centre for Biofuel and Biochemical Research, Institute of Self-Sustainable Building, Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, 32610, Seri Iskandar, Perak, Malaysia
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Taylor JH, Masoudi Soltani S. Carbonaceous adsorbents in the removal of aquaculture pollutants: A technical review of methods and mechanisms. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 266:115552. [PMID: 37813076 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Revised: 09/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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Carbonaceous adsorbents (CAs) are becoming increasingly popular owing to their low-cost, ease of preparation, and versatility. Meanwhile, aquaculture is becoming a fundamental food industry, globally, due to a wide range of advantages such as economic and nutritional benefits, whilst protecting the depletion of natural resources. However, as with any farming, the technique is known to introduce a plethora of chemicals into the surrounding environment, including antibiotics, nutrients, fertilisers and more. Therefore, the treatment of aquaculture effluent is gaining traction to ensure the sustainable growth of the industry. Although the existing mitigation techniques are somewhat effective, they suffer from degradation of the water quality or harm to local environments/organisms. This article aims to identify the sources and impacts of various aquaculture pollutants. After which the authors will provide an environmentally friendly and novel approach to the treatment of aquaculture effluent using carbonaceous adsorbents. The article will detail discussions about the product life span, including, synthesis, activation, modification, applications in aqueous media, regeneration and End-of-Life (EoL) approaches, with a particular focus on the impacts of competitive adsorption between pollutants and environmental matrices. Some research gaps were also highlighted, such as the lack of literature applying real-world samples, the effects of competitive adsorption and the EoL applications and management for CAs.
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- Jessica H Taylor
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Brunel University London, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK
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Jawad AH, Abdulhameed AS, Khadiran T, ALOthman ZA, Wilson LD, Algburi S. Response surface methodology for optimizing methylene blue dye removal by mesoporous activated carbon derived from renewable woody Bambusoideae waste. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2023; 26:727-739. [PMID: 37817463 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2262040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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In this study, the focus was on utilizing tropical plant biomass waste, specifically bamboo (BB), as a sustainable precursor for the production of activated carbon (BBAC) via pyrolysis-induced K2CO3 activation. The potential application of BBAC as an effective adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) dye from aqueous solutions was investigated. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to evaluate key adsorption characteristics, which included BBAC dosage (A: 0.02-0.08 g/L), pH (B: 4-10), and time (C: 2-8 min). The adsorption isotherm analysis revealed that the adsorption of MB followed the Freundlich model. Moreover, the kinetic data were well-described by the pseudo-second-order model, suggesting the role of a chemisorption process. The BBAC demonstrated a notable MB adsorption capacity of 195.8 mg/g, highlighting its effectiveness as an adsorbent. Multiple mechanisms were identified as controlling factors in MB adsorption by BBAC, including electrostatic forces, π-π stacking, and H-bonding interactions. The findings of this study indicate that BBAC derived from bamboo has the potential to be a promising adsorbent for the treatment of wastewater containing organic dyes. The employment of sustainable precursors like bamboo for activated carbon production contributes to environmentally friendly waste management practices and offers a solution for the remediation of dye-contaminated wastewater.
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- Ali H Jawad
- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Advanced Biomaterials and Carbon Development Research Group, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
- Environmental and Atmospheric Sciences Research Group, Scientific Research Center, Al-Ayen University, Nasiriyah, Iraq
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, University of Anbar, Ramadi, Iraq
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- Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia (FRIM), Kepong, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Chemistry Department, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- College of Engineering Technology, Al-Kitab University, Kirkuk, Iraq
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Ge Q, Li P, Liu M, Xiao GM, Xiao ZQ, Mao JW, Gai XK. Removal of methylene blue by porous biochar obtained by KOH activation from bamboo biochar. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2023; 10:51. [PMID: 38647619 PMCID: PMC10992086 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-023-00671-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024] Open
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A series of activated biochar (KBBC-700, KBBC-800 and KBBC-900) which were modified by KOH and pyrolysis at various temperatures from ball-milling bamboo powder were obtained. The physicochemical properties and pore structures of activated biochar were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), fourier transform infrared spectoscopy (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and N2 adsorption/desorption. The adsorption performance for the removal of methylene blue (MB) was deeply studied. The results showed that KBBC-900 obtained at activation temperature of 900 °C exhibited a great surface area which reached 562 m2/g with 0.460 cm3/g of total pore volume. The enhancement of adsorption capacity could be ascribed to the increase of surface oxygen-containing functional groups, aromatization and mesoporous channels. The adsorption capacity was up to 67.46 mg/g under the optimum adsorption parameters with 2 g/L of adsorbent dose, 11 of initial solution pH and 298 K of the reactive temperature. The adsorption capacity was 70.63% of the first time after the material was recycled for three cycles. The kinetics indicated that the adsorption equilibrium time for MB on KBBC-900 was of about 20 min with the data fitted better to the pseudo-second-order kinetics model. The adsorption process was mainly dominated by chemical adsorption. Meanwhile, the adsorption isotherm showed that the Langmuir model fitted the best, and thermodynamic parameters revealed that the adsorption reaction was the endothermic nature and the spontaneous process. Adsorption of MB mainly attributed to electrostatic interactions, cation-π electron interaction and redox reaction. This study suggested that the activated biochar obtained by KOH activation from bamboo biochar has great potentials in the practical application to remove MB from wastewater.
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- Qing Ge
- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
- Zhejiang Industrial Vocational and Technical College, Shaoxing, 312099, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Collaborative Innovation Center of Agricultural Biological Resources Biochemical Manufacturing, Key Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Processing Technology for Farm Products of Zhejiang Province, School of Biological and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Science and Technology, Hangzhou, 310023, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
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Aziz MA, Shah SS, Mahnashi YA, Mahfoz W, Alzahrani AS, Hakeem AS, Shaikh MN. A High-Energy Asymmetric Supercapacitor Based on Tomato-Leaf-Derived Hierarchical Porous Activated Carbon and Electrochemically Deposited Polyaniline Electrodes for Battery-Free Heart-Pulse-Rate Monitoring. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300258. [PMID: 37093224 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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A simple and scalable method to fabricate a novel high-energy asymmetric supercapacitor using tomato-leaf-derived hierarchical porous activated carbon (TAC) and electrochemically deposited polyaniline (PANI) for a battery-free heart-pulse-rate monitor is reported. In this study, TAC is prepared by simple pyrolysis, exhibiting nanosheet-type morphology and a high specific surface area of ≈1440 m2 g-1 , and PANI is electrochemically deposited onto carbon cloth. The TAC- and PANI- based asymmetric supercapacitor demonstrates an electrochemical performance superior to that of symmetric supercapacitors, delivering a high specific capacitance of 248 mF cm-2 at a current density of 1.0 mA cm-2 . The developed asymmetric supercapacitor shows a high energy density of 270 µWh cm-2 at a power density of 1400 µW cm-2 , as well as an excellent cyclic stability of ≈95% capacitance retention after 10 000 charging-discharging cycles while maintaining ≈98% Coulombic efficiency. Impressively, the series-connected asymmetric supercapacitors can operate a battery-free heart-pulse-rate monitor extremely efficiently upon solar-panel charging under regular laboratory illumination.
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- Md Abdul Aziz
- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- K. A. CARE Energy Research & Innovation Center, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Physics Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Electrical Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5047, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Center for Communication Systems and Sensing, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemistry Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
- Materials Science and Engineering Department, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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- Interdisciplinary Research Center for Hydrogen and Energy Storage (IRC-HES), King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, KFUPM Box 5040, Dhahran, 31261, Saudi Arabia
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Licursi D, Antonetti C, Di Fidio N, Fulignati S, Benito P, Puccini M, Vitolo S, Raspolli Galletti AM. Conversion of the hydrochar recovered after levulinic acid production into activated carbon adsorbents. WASTE MANAGEMENT (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2023; 168:235-245. [PMID: 37320891 DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2023.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Levulinic acid production by acid-catalyzed hydrothermal conversion of (ligno)cellulosic biomass generates significant amounts of carbonaceous hydrochar, which is currently considered a final waste. In this work, the hydrochar recovered after the levulinic acid production, was subjected to cascade pyrolysis and chemical activation treatments (by H3PO4 or KOH), to synthesize activated carbons. The pyrolysis post-treatment was already effective in improving the surface properties of the raw hydrochar (Specific Surface Area: 388 m2/g, VP: 0.22 cm3/g, VMESO: 0.07 cm3/g, VMICRO: 0.14 cm3/g), by removing volatile compounds. KOH activation resulted as the most appropriate for further improving the surface properties of the pyrolyzed hydrochar, showing the best surface properties (Specific Surface Area: 1421 m2/g, VP: 0.63 cm3/g, VMESO: 0.10 cm3/g, VMICRO: 0.52 cm3/g), which synergistically makes it a promising system towards adsorption of CO2 (∼90 mg/g) and methylene blue (∼248 mg/g). In addition, promising surface properties can be achieved after direct chemical activation of the raw hazelnut shells, preferably by H3PO4 (Specific Surface Area: 1918 m2/g, VP: 1.34 cm3/g, VMESO: 0.82 cm3/g, VMICRO: 0.50 cm3/g), but this choice is not the smartest, as it does not allow the valorization of the cellulose fraction to levulinic acid. Our approach paves the way for possible uses of these hydrochars originating from the levulinic acid chain for new environmental applications, thus smartly closing the biorefinery loop of the hazelnut shells.
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- Domenico Licursi
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale "Toso Montanari", Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, Viale Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale - Università di Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 56122 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale - Università di Pisa, Largo Lucio Lazzarino, 56122 Pisa, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale - Università di Pisa, Via Giuseppe Moruzzi 13, 56124 Pisa, Italy; Consorzio Interuniversitario Reattività Chimica e Catalisi (CIRCC), Via Celso Ulpiani 27, 70126 Bari, Italy
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da Silva MCF, Lütke SF, Nascimento VX, Lima ÉC, Silva LFO, Oliveira MLS, Dotto GL. Activated carbon prepared from Brazil nut shells towards phenol removal from aqueous solutions. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28268-4. [PMID: 37336851 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28268-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The Brazil nut shell was used as a precursor material for preparing activated carbon by chemical activation with potassium hydroxide. The obtained material (BNSAC) was characterized, and the adsorptive features of phenol were investigated. The characterization showed that the activated carbon presented several rounded cavities along the surface, with a specific surface area of 332 m2 g-1. Concerning phenol adsorption, it was favored using an adsorbent dosage of 0.75 g L-1 and pH 6. The kinetic investigation revealed that the system approached the equilibrium in around 180 min, and the Elovich model represented the kinetic curves. The Sips model well represented the equilibrium isotherms. In addition, the increase in temperature from 25 to 55 °C favored the phenol adsorption, increasing the maximum adsorption capacity value (qs) from 83 to 99 mg g-1. According to the estimated thermodynamic parameters, the adsorption was spontaneous, favorable, endothermic, and governed by physical interactions. Therefore, the Brazil nut shell proved a good precursor material for preparing efficient activated carbon for phenol removal.
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- Maria C F da Silva
- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul-UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, P.O. Box 15003, Porto Alegre, RS, 91501-970, Brazil
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- Universidad De La Costa, Calle 58 # 55-66, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Universidad De La Costa, Calle 58 # 55-66, 080002, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia
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- Research Group On Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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Choi YJ, Choi JB, Im JS, Kim JH. Effect of Porosity in Activated Carbon Supports for Silicon-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIBs). ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:19772-19780. [PMID: 37305319 PMCID: PMC10249091 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01506] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Activated carbon supports for Si deposition with different porosities were prepared, and the effect of porosity on the electrochemical characteristics was investigated. The porosity of the support is a key parameter affecting the Si deposition mechanism and the stability of the electrode. In the Si deposition mechanism, as the porosity of activated carbon increases, the effect of particle size reduction due to the uniform dispersion of Si was confirmed. This implies that the porosity of activated carbon can affect the rate performance. However, excessively high porosity reduced the contact area between Si and activated carbon, resulting in poor electrode stability. Therefore, controlling the porosity of activated carbon is essential to improving the electrochemical characteristics.
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- Yun Jeong Choi
- C1
Gas & Carbon Convergent Research, Korea
Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
- Department
of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry, Chungnam National University, Daejeon 34134, Republic of Korea
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- C1
Gas & Carbon Convergent Research, Korea
Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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- C1
Gas & Carbon Convergent Research, Korea
Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
- Advanced
Materials and Chemical Engineering, University
of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon 34113, Republic of Korea
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- C1
Gas & Carbon Convergent Research, Korea
Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon 34114, Republic of Korea
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Yang X, Lv T, Qiu J. High Mass-Loading Biomass-Based Porous Carbon Electrodes for Supercapacitors: Review and Perspectives. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2300336. [PMID: 36840663 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202300336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Biomass-based porous carbon (BPC) with renewability and flexible nano/microstructure tunability has attracted increasing attention as efficient and cheap electrode materials for supercapacitors. To meet commercial needs, high mass-loading electrodes with high areal capacitance are preferred when designing supercapacitors. The increased mass percentage of active materials can effectively improve the energy density of supercapacitors. However, as the thickness of the electrode increases, it will face the following challenges including severely blocked ion transport channels, poor charging dynamics, poor electrode structural stability, and complex preparation processes. A bridge between theoretical research and practical applications of BPC electrodes for supercapacitors needs to be established. In this review, the advances of high mass-loading BPC electrodes for supercapacitors are summarized based on different biomass precursors. The key performance evaluation parameters of the high mass-loading electrodes are analyzed, and the performance influencing factors are systematically discussed, including specific surface area, pore structure, electrical conductivity, and surface functional groups. Subsequently, the promising optimization strategies for high mass-loading electrodes are summarized, including the structure regulation of electrode materials and the optimization of other supercapacitor components. Finally, the major challenges and opportunities of high mass-loading BPC electrodes in the future are discussed and outlined.
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- Xiaomin Yang
- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, School of Chemical Engineering, Liaoning Key Laboratory for Energy Materials and Chemical Engineering, PSU-DUT Joint Center for Energy Research, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of Chemical Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
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Mergbi M, Galloni MG, Aboagye D, Elimian E, Su P, Ikram BM, Nabgan W, Bedia J, Amor HB, Contreras S, Medina F, Djellabi R. Valorization of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable materials for adsorption and photocatalytic applications in water and air remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27484-2. [PMID: 37227629 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27484-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An exponential rise in global pollution and industrialization has led to significant economic and environmental problems due to the insufficient application of green technology for the chemical industry and energy production. Nowadays, the scientific and environmental/industrial communities push to apply new sustainable ways and/or materials for energy/environmental applications through the so-called circular (bio)economy. One of today's hottest topics is primarily valorizing available lignocellulosic biomass wastes into valuable materials for energy or environmentally related applications. This review aims to discuss, from both the chemistry and mechanistic points of view, the recent finding reported on the valorization of biomass wastes into valuable carbon materials. The sorption mechanisms using carbon materials prepared from biomass wastes by emphasizing the relationship between the synthesis route or/and surface modification and the retention performance were discussed towards the removal of organic and heavy metal pollutants from water or air (NOx, CO2, VOCs, SO2, and Hg0). Photocatalytic nanoparticle-coated biomass-based carbon materials have proved to be successful composites for water remediation. The review discusses and simplifies the most raised interfacial, photonic, and physical mechanisms that might take place on the surface of these composites under light irradiation. Finally, the review examines the economic benefits and circular bioeconomy and the challenges of transferring this technology to more comprehensive applications.
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- Meriem Mergbi
- Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, RL Processes, Energetic, Environment and Electric Systems (PEESE), University of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Dipartimento di Chimica, Università Degli Studi Di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Ningbo China, Ningbo, 315100, China
- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, PMB 1154, Benin City, Nigeria
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- School of Chemical & Environmental Engineering, China University of Mining & Technology (Beijing), Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Malaysia Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra, 54100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Sciences of Gabes, RL Processes, Energetic, Environment and Electric Systems (PEESE), University of Gabes, 6072, Gabes, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universitat Rovira I Virgili, 43007, Tarragona, Spain.
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Zeng T, Liu Y, Jiang Y, Zhang L, Zhang Y, Zhao L, Jiang X, Zhang Q. Advanced Materials Design for Adsorption of Toxic Substances in Cigarette Smoke. ADVANCED SCIENCE (WEINHEIM, BADEN-WURTTEMBERG, GERMANY) 2023:e2301834. [PMID: 37211707 PMCID: PMC10401148 DOI: 10.1002/advs.202301834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Cigarettes, despite being economically important legal consumer products, are highly addictive and harmful, particularly to the respiratory system. Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture containing over 7000 chemical compounds, 86 of which are identified to have "sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity" in either animal or human tests. Thus, tobacco smoke poses a significant health risk to humans. This article focuses on materials that help reduce the levels of major carcinogens in cigarette smoke; these include nicotine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, tobacco-specific nitrosamines, hydrogen cyanide, carbon monoxide, and formaldehyde. Specifically, the research progress on adsorption effects and mechanisms of advanced materials such as cellulose, zeolite, activated carbon, graphene, and molecularly imprinted polymers are highlighted. The future trends and prospects in this field are also discussed. Notably, with advancements in supramolecular chemistry and materials engineering, the design of functionally oriented materials has become increasingly multidisciplinary. Certainly, several advanced materials can play a critical role in reducing the harmful effects of cigarette smoke. This review aims to serve as an insightful reference for the design of hybrid and functionally oriented advanced materials.
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- Ting Zeng
- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
- Research Center, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu, 610500, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- Univ Lyon, CNRS, INSA-Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CETHIL UMR5008, Villeurbanne, F-69621, France
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, 611731, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Dong R, Seliem MK, Mobarak M, Xue H, Wang X, Li Q, Li Z. Dual-functional marine algal carbon-based materials with highly efficient dye removal and disinfection control. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:60399-60417. [PMID: 37022550 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26800-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The design and simple, green preparation of dual-functional materials for the decontamination of both hazardous dyes and pathogenic microorganisms from wastewater remain challenging currently. Herein, a promising marine algal carbon-based material (named C-SA/SP) with both highly efficient dye adsorptive and antibacterial properties was fabricated based on the incorporation of sodium alginate and a low dose of silver phosphate via a facile and eco-friendly approach. The structure, removal of malachite green (MG) and congo red (CR), and their antibacterial performance were studied, and the adsorption mechanism was further interpreted by the statistical physics models, besides the classic models. The results show that the maximum simulated adsorption capacity for MG reached 2798.27 mg/g, and its minimal inhibit concentration for Escherichia coli (E. coli) and Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) was 0.4 mg/mL and 0.2 mg/mL, respectively. The mechanistic study suggests that silver phosphate exerted the effects of catalytic carbon formation and pore formation, while reducing the electronegativity of the material as well, thus improving its dye adsorptive performance. Moreover, the MG adsorption onto C-SA/SP showed vertical orientation and a multi-molecular way, and its adsorption sites were involved in the adsorption process with the increase of temperature. Overall, the study indicates that the as-made dual-functional materials have good applied prospects for water remediation.
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- Ruitao Dong
- College of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Faculty of Earth Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, 62511, Egypt
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- Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Beni-Suef University, Beni Suef, 62511, Egypt
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- College of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Life Sciences, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Kalderis D, Seifi A, Kieu Trang T, Tsubota T, Anastopoulos I, Manariotis I, Pashalidis I, Khataee A. Bamboo-derived adsorbents for environmental remediation: A review of recent progress. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 224:115533. [PMID: 36828248 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2023] [Accepted: 02/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The bamboo family of plants is one of the fastest-growing species in the world. As such, there is an abundance of bamboo residues available for exploitation, especially in southeast Asian, central African and south American regions. The preparation of efficient adsorbents from bamboo residues is an emerging exploitation pathway. Biochars, activated carbons or raw bamboo fibers embedded with nanoparticles, each class of materials has been shown to be highly efficient in adsorption processes. This review aims to summarize recent findings in the application of bamboo-based adsorbents in the removal of organic, inorganic, or gaseous pollutants. Therefore, this review first discusses the preparation methods and surface modification methodologies and their effects on the adsorbent elemental content and other basic properties. The following sections assess the recent progress in the adsorption of heavy metals, organics, and gaseous substances by bamboo-based adsorbents, focusing on the optimum adsorption capacities, adsorption mechanisms and the optimum-fitting kinetic models and isotherms. Finally, research gaps were identified and directions for future research are proposed.
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- Dimitrios Kalderis
- Laboratory of Environmental Technologies and Applications, Department of Electronic Engineering, Hellenic Mediterranean University, Chania 73100, Greece
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Chemistry, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1 Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, 804-8550 Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, 1-1 Sensuicho, Tobata-ku, 804-8550 Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Ioannina, UoI Kostakii Campus, 47040 Arta, Greece
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering Laboratory, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece
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- Research Laboratory of Advanced Water and Wastewater Treatment Processes, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Tabriz, 51666-16471 Tabriz, Iran; Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Gebze Technical University, 41400 Gebze, Turkey; Saveetha School of Engineering , Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, 602105 Chennai, India.
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Xie J, Liu M, He M, Liu Y, Li J, Yu F, Lv Y, Lin C, Ye X. Ultra-efficient adsorption of diclofenac sodium on fish-scale biochar functionalized with H 3PO 4 via synergistic mechanisms. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 322:121226. [PMID: 36754196 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2023] [Accepted: 02/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Developing safe and efficient diclofenac sodium (DS) removal technology has become a critical issue. This study synthesized the fish-scale biochar by co-pyrolysis of fish scale and phosphoric acid (H3PO4). In addition to increasing the specific surface area and pore volume of fish-scale biochar, H3PO4 assisted in the formation of Graphitic N and sp2 C, as well as reacting with C═O groups to form a significant number of phosphorus-containing groups. All these functional groups could act as major active sites for DS adsorption. Adsorption data could well fit pseudo-second-order and Langmuir models. The maximum adsorption capacity of FSB600-15 for DS was 967.1 mg g-1, which was much better than that reported in the literature. Under the synergistic effect of various mechanisms (pore-filling effect, electrostatic attraction, H-bonding, π-π, and n-π electron donor-acceptor interactions), the DS ultra-efficient adsorption on FSB600-15 was realized. Meanwhile, the DS adsorption by FSB600-15 was an endothermic, spontaneous, and entropy-increasing process. Furthermore, the DS adsorption capacity was more than 426.5 mg g-1 in the actual water, which was sufficient for practical applications.
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- Jia Xie
- School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Jinjiang, 362200, China
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- School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Jinjiang, 362200, China; College of Environment & Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China; College of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Putian University, Putian, 351100, Fujian, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, China
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- College of Environment & Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Jinjiang, 362200, China
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- School of Advanced Manufacturing, Fuzhou University, Jinjiang, 362200, China
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- College of Environment & Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Environment & Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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- College of Environment & Safety Engineering, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, 350108, China
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Byatarayappa G, G RM, R S, V T, Venkatesh K, N N, Nagaraju K. A comparative study on electrochemical performance of KOH activated carbons derived from different biomass sources - Musa acuminata stem, Pongamia pinnata seed oil extract cake, cajanus cajan stem and Asclepias syriaca floss. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15399. [PMID: 37128347 PMCID: PMC10147987 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023] Open
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In the present scenario of research, the recycling of inexpensive widely available agricultural waste/biowaste to activate carbon (AC) and procurement of value-added product has significant impact on energy storage systems, particularly in Electrochemical double layer capacitors (EDLCs). Herein, we report the production of KOH activated carbons from different biomass sources such as Musa Acuminata stem (MAC), Pongamia pinnata seed oil extract cake (PPC), Cajanus Cajan stem (CCC) and Asclepias syriaca floss (ASC) for the said purpose. Initially, the biomass materials were pyrolyzed at 550 °C and then activated with KOH at 800 °C. All the carbon materials were characterized for their physico-chemical properties by various analytical techniques and compared. Further, these materials were studied for their electrochemical performance using suitable electro-analytical techniques in 1 M KOH solution. ACs (Activated carbons) derived from MAC, PPC, CCC & ASC were estimated in three electrode system and were found to exhibit a specific capacitance (Cs) of 358, 343, 355 & 540 F/g at a scan rate of 2 mV/s and 102, 188, 253 & 256 F/g at a current density of 2.5 A/g respectively. The main novel objective of this work is to correlate the morphological and surface properties of these ACs obtained from different biomass sources with electrochemical performance. A symmetric coin cell constructed with ASC material exhibited Cs of 67 F/g at a current density of 2.5 A/g with maximum energy & power densities (ED & PD) of 37.2 W h/kg and 19.9 kW/kg respectively. Further the cell showed 25,000 cycles stability with 86% Cs retention and 100% coulombic efficiency.
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- Gopalakrishna Byatarayappa
- Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Physics, R.V. College of Engineering, Bengaluru, 560059, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Electronics and Communications, Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 560082, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, St. Joseph's College P.G. Centre, 36, Langford Road, Shanthinagar, Bengaluru, 560027, Karnataka, India
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- Centre for Incubation Innovation Research and Consultancy (CIIRC), Jyothy Institute of Technology, Tataguni, off Kanakapura Road, Bengaluru, 560082, Karnataka, India
- Corresponding author.
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Stracke Pfingsten Franco D, Georgin Vizualization J, Gindri Ramos C, S. Netto M, Lobo B, Jimenez G, Lima EC, Sher F. Production of adsorbent for removal of propranolol hydrochloride: use of residues from Bactris guineensis fruit palm with economically exploitable potential from the Colombian Caribbean. J Mol Liq 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2023.121677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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Agarwal S, Singh AP, Mathur S. Removal of COD and color from textile industrial wastewater using wheat straw activated carbon: an application of response surface and artificial neural network modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:41073-41094. [PMID: 36630034 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-25066-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A novel approach has been undertaken wherein chemically modified wheat straw activated carbon (WSAC) as adsorbent is developed, characterized, and examined for the removal of COD and color from the cotton dyeing industry effluent. Thirty experimental runs are designed for batch reactor study using the central composite method (CCM) for optimizing process parameters, namely biochar dose, time of contact, pH, and temperature, for examining the effect on COD and color-removing efficiency of WSAC. The experimental data have been modeled using the machine learning approaches such as polynomial quadratic regression and artificial neural networks (ANN). The determined optimum conditions are pH: 7.18, time of contact: 85.229 min, adsorbent dose: 2.045 g/l, and temperature: 40.885 °C, at which the COD and color removal efficiency is 90.92 and 94.48%, respectively. The nonlinear pseudo-second order (PSO) kinetic model shows good coefficient of determination (R2 ~ 1) values. The maximum adsorption capacity for COD and color by WSAC is at the pH of 7, the temperature of 40 °C, adsorbent dose of 2 g/l is obtained at the contact time of 80 min is 434.78 mg/g and 331.55 PCU/g, respectively. The COD removal and decolorization is more than 70% in the first 20 min of the experiment. The primary adsorption mechanism involves hydrogen bonding, electrostatic attraction, n-π interactions, and cation exchange. Finally, the adsorbent is environmentally benign and cost-effective, costing 16.66% less than commercially available carbon. The result of the study indicates that WSAC is a prominent solution for treating textile effluent. The study is beneficial in reducing the pollutants from textile effluents and increasing the reuse of treated effluent in the textile industries.
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- Somya Agarwal
- Civil Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 333031, India
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- Civil Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 333031, India.
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- Civil Engineering Department, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, 333031, India
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Lee JH, Lee SY, Park SJ. Highly Porous Carbon Aerogels for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:817. [PMID: 36903696 PMCID: PMC10005637 DOI: 10.3390/nano13050817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In recent years, porous carbon materials with high specific surface area and porosity have been developed to meet the commercial demands of supercapacitor applications. Carbon aerogels (CAs) with three-dimensional porous networks are promising materials for electrochemical energy storage applications. Physical activation using gaseous reagents provides controllable and eco-friendly processes due to homogeneous gas phase reaction and removal of unnecessary residue, whereas chemical activation produced wastes. In this work, we have prepared porous CAs activated by gaseous carbon dioxide, with efficient collisions between the carbon surface and the activating agent. Prepared CAs display botryoidal shapes resulting from aggregation of spherical carbon particles, whereas activated CAs (ACAs) display hollow space and irregular particles from activation reactions. ACAs have high specific surface areas (2503 m2 g-1) and large total pore volumes (1.604 cm3 g-1), which are key factors for achieving a high electrical double-layer capacitance. The present ACAs achieved a specific gravimetric capacitance of up to 89.1 F g-1 at a current density of 1 A g-1, along with a high capacitance retention of 93.2% after 3000 cycles.
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- Correspondence: (S.-Y.L.); (S.-J.P.); Tel.: +82-32-876-7234 (S.-Y.L. & S.-J.P.)
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- Correspondence: (S.-Y.L.); (S.-J.P.); Tel.: +82-32-876-7234 (S.-Y.L. & S.-J.P.)
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Li H, Ai Z, Yang L, Zhang W, Yang Z, Peng H, Leng L. Machine learning assisted predicting and engineering specific surface area and total pore volume of biochar. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 369:128417. [PMID: 36462763 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.128417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2022] [Revised: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 11/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Biochar produced from pyrolysis of biomass is a platform porous carbon material that have been widely used in many areas. Specific surface area (SSA) and total pore volume (TPV) are decisive to biochar application in hydrogen uptake, CO2 adsorption, and organic pollutant removal, etc. Engineering biochar by traditional experimental methods is time-consuming and laborious. Machine learning (ML) was used to effectively aid the prediction and engineering of biochar properties. The prediction of biochar yield, SSA, and TPV was achieved via random forest (RF) and gradient boosting regression (GBR) with test R2 of 0.89-0.94. ML model interpretation indicates pyrolysis temperature, biomass ash, and volatile matter were the most important features to the three targets. Pyrolysis parameters and biomass mixing ratios for biochar production were optimized via three-target GBR model, and the optimum schemes to obtain high SSA and TPV were experimentally verified, indicating the great potential of ML for biochar engineering.
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- Hailong Li
- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China
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- School of Energy Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, People's Republic of China.
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Wang B, Lan J, Bo C, Gong B, Ou J. Adsorption of heavy metal onto biomass-derived activated carbon: review. RSC Adv 2023; 13:4275-4302. [PMID: 36760304 PMCID: PMC9891085 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra07911a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Due to the rapid development of the social economy and the massive increase in population, human beings continue to undertake processing, and commercial manufacturing activities of heavy metals, which has caused serious damage to the environment and human health. Heavy metals lead to serious environmental problems such as soil contamination and water pollution. Human health and the living environment are closely affected by the handling of heavy metals. Researchers must find several simple, economical and practical methods to adsorb heavy metals. Adsorption technology has been recognized as an efficient and economic strategy, exhibiting the advantages of recovering and reusing adsorbents. Biomass-derived activated carbon adsorbents offer large adjustable specific surface area, hierarchically porous structure, strong adsorption capacity, and excellent high economic applicability. This paper focuses on reviewing the preparation methods of biomass-derived activated carbon in the past five years. The application of representative biomass-derived activated carbon in the adsorption of heavy metals preferentially was described to optimize the critical parameters of the activation type of samples and process conditions. The key factors of the adsorbent, the physicochemical properties of the heavy metals, and the adsorption conditions affecting the adsorption of heavy metals are highlighted. In addition, the challenges faced by biomass-derived activated carbon are also discussed.
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- Baoying Wang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 PR China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory for Chemical Engineering and Technology, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Ningxia Key Laboratory of Solar Chemical Conversion Technology, North Minzu University Yinchuan 750021 PR China .,CAS Key Laboratory of Separation Science for Analytical Chemistry, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China .,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Controllable Preparation of Eucommia Wood-Derived Mesoporous Activated Carbon as Electrode Materials for Supercapacitors. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030663. [PMID: 36771963 PMCID: PMC9920536 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Activated carbons (ACs) for supercapacitors were synthesized from Eucommia ulmoides Oliver (EUO) wood by H3PO4 with systemic activation processes. The target structure of ACs could be prepared by adjusting the technological parameters. As the H3PO4 concentration was 25%, the mass ratio of feedstocks to activator was 1:4, the activation time was 6 h, and the activation temperature was 400 °C, the obtained AC revealed a high specific surface area (2033.87 m2·g-1) and well-developed mesoporous (the rate of mesoporous was 96.4%) with the best economic feasibility. Besides, it possessed excellent electrochemical performance: the maximum specific capacitance reached up to 252 F·g-1, the charging and discharging period was 3098.2 s at 0.2 A·g-1, and the retention rate of specific capacitance reached 92.3% after 10,000 cycles. This low temperature and convenience technology provide a valuable reference for synthesizing the EUO-based ACs, making high-value utilization on the EUO branches, and owning a broad application prospect in supercapacitors.
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Ajien A, Idris J, Md Sofwan N, Husen R, Seli H. Coconut shell and husk biochar: A review of production and activation technology, economic, financial aspect and application. WASTE MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH : THE JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTES AND PUBLIC CLEANSING ASSOCIATION, ISWA 2023; 41:37-51. [PMID: 36346183 PMCID: PMC9925910 DOI: 10.1177/0734242x221127167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 05/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The coconut industry generates a relatively large amount of coconut shell and husk biomass, which can be utilized for industrial and environmental purposes. Immense potential for added value when coconut shell and husk biomass are turned into biochar and limited studies are available, making this review paper significant. This paper specifically presents the production and activation technology, economic and financial aspect and application of biochar from coconut shell and husk biomass. Pyrolysis, gasification and self-sustained carbonization are among the production technology discussed to convert this biomass into carbon-rich materials with distinctive characteristics. The surface characteristics of coconut-based biochar, that is, Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) surface area (SBET), pore volume (Vp), pore diameter (dp) and surface functional group can be enhanced by physical and chemical activation and metal impregnation. Due to their favourable characteristics, coconut shell and husk-activated biochar exhibit their potential as valuable adsorption materials for industrial and environmental application including biodiesel production, capacitive deionization, soil amendment, water treatment and carbon sequestration. With the knowledge of the potential, the coconut industry can contribute to both the local and global biocircular economy by producing coconut shell and husk biochar for economic development and environmental remediation. The capital and operating cost for production and activation processes must be taken into account to ensure bioeconomy sustainability, hence coconut shell and husk biomass have a great potential for income generation.
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- Azrine Ajien
- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak Branch, Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak, Malaysia
- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor Branch, Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak Branch, Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak, Malaysia
- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor Branch, Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak Branch, Samarahan Campus, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak,
Malaysia
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak Branch, Samarahan 2 Campus, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak,
Malaysia
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- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak Branch, Kota Samarahan,
Sarawak, Malaysia
- School of Chemical Engineering, College
of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Selangor Branch, Shah Alam,
Selangor, Malaysia
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Melo ALFC, Carneiro MT, Nascimento AMSS, Morais AIS, Bezerra RDS, Viana BC, Osajima JA, Silva-Filho EC. Biochar Obtained from Caryocar brasiliense Endocarp for Removal of Dyes from the Aqueous Medium. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:9076. [PMID: 36556882 PMCID: PMC9787617 DOI: 10.3390/ma15249076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Given the increase in environmental pollution, especially of water, the emergence of studies that seek to develop strategies to mitigate/treat such effects have gained prominence in the world scientific community. Among the numerous adsorption processes, those made from biochar production stand out. This study analyzed the adsorption properties of the blue methylene model dye in the aqueous solution of biochar and activated biochar developed from pequi (Caryocar brasiliense) endocarp. The biochar was characterized, before and after adsorption, by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The surface load of the materials was performed by the point of zero charge (pHPZC) method. The study also included analyses of contact time parameters and adsorbed concentration in the adsorption process. Morphological analysis showed that a more significant and profound number of fissures and pores appeared in the activated biochar compared to the biochar. Residual mass analysis evidenced that biochar lost about 15% more mass than the activated biochar, indicating that activation occurred satisfactorily. The adsorption process was well adjusted by pseudo-second-order kinetics and Langmuir's isothermal model. The activated biochar achieved an excellent adsorption capacity of 476.19 mg.g-1, thus demonstrating to be a sound system for removing dyes from an aqueous medium.
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
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- Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Advanced Materials, Teresina 64049-550, PI, Brazil
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Chai YD, Pang YL, Lim S, Chong WC, Lai CW, Abdullah AZ. Recent Progress on Tailoring the Biomass-Derived Cellulose Hybrid Composite Photocatalysts. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14235244. [PMID: 36501638 PMCID: PMC9736154 DOI: 10.3390/polym14235244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Biomass-derived cellulose hybrid composite materials are promising for application in the field of photocatalysis due to their excellent properties. The excellent properties between biomass-derived cellulose and photocatalyst materials was induced by biocompatibility and high hydrophilicity of the cellulose components. Biomass-derived cellulose exhibited huge amount of electron-rich hydroxyl group which could promote superior interaction with the photocatalyst. Hence, the original sources and types of cellulose, synthesizing methods, and fabrication cellulose composites together with applications are reviewed in this paper. Different types of biomasses such as biochar, activated carbon (AC), cellulose, chitosan, and chitin were discussed. Cellulose is categorized as plant cellulose, bacterial cellulose, algae cellulose, and tunicate cellulose. The extraction and purification steps of cellulose were explained in detail. Next, the common photocatalyst nanomaterials including titanium dioxide (TiO2), zinc oxide (ZnO), graphitic carbon nitride (g-C3N4), and graphene, were introduced based on their distinct structures, advantages, and limitations in water treatment applications. The synthesizing method of TiO2-based photocatalyst includes hydrothermal synthesis, sol-gel synthesis, and chemical vapor deposition synthesis. Different synthesizing methods contribute toward different TiO2 forms in terms of structural phases and surface morphology. The fabrication and performance of cellulose composite catalysts give readers a better understanding of the incorporation of cellulose in the development of sustainable and robust photocatalysts. The modifications including metal doping, non-metal doping, and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) showed improvements on the degradation performance of cellulose composite catalysts. The information and evidence on the fabrication techniques of biomass-derived cellulose hybrid photocatalyst and its recent application in the field of water treatment were reviewed thoroughly in this review paper.
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- Yi Ding Chai
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
- Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
- Correspondence: or ; Tel.: +603-9086-0288; Fax: +603-9019-8868
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
- Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Lee Kong Chian Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
- Centre for Photonics and Advanced Materials Research, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Kajang 43000, Malaysia
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- Nanotechnology & Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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Gámez S, de la Torre E, Gaigneaux EM. Carbon supports for the oxidative cleavage of oleic acid: Influence of textural properties. MOLECULAR CATALYSIS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2022.112797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Bazan-Wozniak A, Paluch D, Wolski R, Cielecka-Piontek J, Nosal-Wiercińska A, Pietrzak R. Biocarbons Obtained from Fennel and Caraway Fruits as Adsorbents of Methyl Red Sodium Salt from Water System. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:ma15228177. [PMID: 36431663 PMCID: PMC9695654 DOI: 10.3390/ma15228177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2022] [Revised: 11/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to prepare biocarbons by biomass activation with carbon(IV) oxide. Fennel and caraway fruits were used as the precursors of bioadsorbents. The impact of the precursor type and temperature of activation on the physicochemical properties of the obtained biocarbons and their interaction with methyl red sodium salt upon adsorption process have been checked. The obtained bioadsorbents were characterized by determination of-low temperature nitrogen adsorption/desorption, elemental analysis, ash content, Boehm titration, and pH of water extracts. The biocarbons have surface area varying from 233-371 m2/g and basic in nature with acidic/basic oxygen-containing functional groups (3.23-5.08 mmol/g). The adsorption capacity varied from 63 to 141 mg/g. The influence of different parameters, such as the effectiveness of methyl red sodium salt adsorption, was evaluated. The adsorption kinetics was well fitted using a pseudo-second-order model. The Freundlich model best represented the equilibrium data. The amount of adsorbed dye was also found to increase with the increasing temperature of the process.
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Affiliation(s)
- Aleksandra Bazan-Wozniak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
| | - Robert Wolski
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Pharmacognosy, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Rokietnicka 3, 60-806 Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Curie-Sklodowska University in Lublin, Maria Curie-Sklodowska 3, 20-031 Lublin, Poland
| | - Robert Pietrzak
- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Uniwersytetu Poznańskiego 8, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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