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Appiah ES, Dzikunu P, Mahadeen N, Ampong DN, Mensah-Darkwa K, Kumar A, Gupta RK, Adom-Asamoah M. Biopolymers-Derived Materials for Supercapacitors: Recent Trends, Challenges, and Future Prospects. Molecules 2022; 27:6556. [PMID: 36235093 PMCID: PMC9571253 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27196556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Supercapacitors may be able to store more energy while maintaining fast charging times; however, they need low-cost and sophisticated electrode materials. Developing innovative and effective carbon-based electrode materials from naturally occurring chemical components is thus critical for supercapacitor development. In this context, biopolymer-derived porous carbon electrode materials for energy storage applications have gained considerable momentum due to their wide accessibility, high porosity, cost-effectiveness, low weight, biodegradability, and environmental friendliness. Moreover, the carbon structures derived from biopolymeric materials possess unique compositional, morphological, and electrochemical properties. This review aims to emphasize (i) the comprehensive concepts of biopolymers and supercapacitors to approach smart carbon-based materials for supercapacitors, (ii) synthesis strategies for biopolymer derived nanostructured carbons, (iii) recent advancements in biopolymer derived nanostructured carbons for supercapacitors, and (iv) challenges and future prospects from the viewpoint of green chemistry-based energy storage. This study is likely to be useful to the scientific community interested in the design of low-cost, efficient, and green electrode materials for supercapacitors as well as various types of electrocatalysis for energy production.
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- Eugene Sefa Appiah
- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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- Department of Materials Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
- The Brew-Hammond Energy Centre, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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- Nano-Technology Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, GLA University, Mathura 281406, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Kansas Polymer Research Center, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg KS 66762, USA
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- Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi AK-448-7139, Ghana
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Hydrothermal synthesis of 3D hierarchical ordered porous carbon from yam biowastes for enhanced supercapacitor performance. Chem Eng Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2022.117514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Hernández-Vázquez EE, Munoz F, López-Moreno S, Morán-López JL. First-principles study of Ni adatom migration on graphene with vacancies. RSC Adv 2019; 9:18823-18834. [PMID: 35516868 PMCID: PMC9065389 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00999j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2019] [Accepted: 06/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
Abstract
A theoretical study based on first-principles calculations about the interaction and diffusion of Ni atoms on pristine graphene and graphene with a single vacancy is presented. In the first case, we explored the structural changes due to the adsorption of Ni on graphene and the effects on the electronic structure. In the case of graphene with a vacancy, we analyzed the impact of the adsorbed Ni atom on the distortion of the graphene structure and how it depends on the distance from the graphene defect. In the analysis, we observed the changes in the electron localization function and the charge density. By knowing the interaction map of Ni with graphene, and the structural changes of the network, we performed energy barrier calculations within the climbing image nudged elastic band methodology to study the nickel diffusion. Finally, we explored how the vacancy and structural distortions affect the minimum energy paths and the saddle points for nickel moving away, around, and towards the vacancy.
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- E E Hernández-Vázquez
- División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78216 Mexico
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- Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile Santiago Chile
- Centro para el Desarrollo de la Nanociencia y la Nanotecnología (CEDENNA) Santiago Chile
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- CONACYT - División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78216 Mexico
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- División de Materiales Avanzados, IPICYT Camino a la Presa San José 2055 San Luis Potosí S.L.P. 78216 Mexico
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