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dos Reis GS, Subramaniyam CM. Nanostructured and Functional Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Removal of Pollutants. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 13:2631. [PMID: 37836272 PMCID: PMC10574666 DOI: 10.3390/nano13192631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Affiliation(s)
- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Biomass Technology Centre, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Boadilla del Monte, 28668 Madrid, Spain;
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Grimm A, Chen F, Simões dos Reis G, Dinh VM, Khokarale SG, Finell M, Mikkola JP, Hultberg M, Dotto GL, Xiong S. Cellulose Fiber Rejects as Raw Material for Integrated Production of Pleurotus spp. Mushrooms and Activated Biochar for Removal of Emerging Pollutants from Aqueous Media. ACS Omega 2023; 8:5361-5376. [PMID: 36816655 PMCID: PMC9933083 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cellulose fiber rejects from industrial-scale recycling of waste papers were dried and de-ashed using a combined cyclone-drying and sieving process. The upgraded fiber reject was used as a component of substrates for the cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus and Pleurotus eryngii mushrooms. Acetic acid (AA) and acid whey (AW) were used to adjust the pH of fiber reject-based substrates. Spent substrate (SMS) was used for the production of activated biochar using H3PO4 and KOH as activating agents and pyrolysis temperatures of 500, 600, and 700 °C. The effectiveness of the biochars in removing pollutants from water was determined using acetaminophen and amoxicillin. By using a feeding rate of 250 kg/h and a drying air temperature of 70 °C, the moisture content of the raw fiber rejects (57.8 wt %) was reduced to 5.4 wt %, and the ash content (39.2 wt %) was reduced to 21.5 wt %. Substrates with 60 and 80 wt % de-ashed cellulose fiber were colonized faster than a birch wood-based control substrate. The adjustment of the pH of these two substrates to approximately 6.5 by using AA led to longer colonization times but biological efficiencies (BEs) that were higher or comparable to that of the control substrate. The contents of ash, crude fiber, crude fat, and crude protein of fruit bodies grown on fiber reject-based substrates were comparable to that of those grown on control substrates, and the contents of toxic heavy metals, that is, As, Pb, Cd, and Hg, were well below the up-limit values for food products set in EC regulations. Activated biochar produced from fiber reject-based SMS at a temperature of 700 °C resulted in a surface area (BET) of 396 m2/g (H3PO4-activated biochar) and 199 m2/g (KOH-activated biochar). For both activated biochars, the kinetics of adsorption of acetaminophen and amoxicillin were better described using the general order model. The isotherms of adsorption were better described by the Freundlich model (H3PO4-activated biochar) and the Langmuir model (KOH-activated biochar).
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Affiliation(s)
- Alejandro Grimm
- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, UmeåSE-901 83, Sweden
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, UmeåSE-901 83, Sweden
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, UmeåSE-901 83, Sweden
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- Technical
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Chemical-Biological Centre, Umeå University, UmeåSE-901 87, Sweden
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- Technical
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Chemical-Biological Centre, Umeå University, UmeåSE-901 87, Sweden
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, UmeåSE-901 83, Sweden
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- Technical
Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Chemical-Biological Centre, Umeå University, UmeåSE-901 87, Sweden
- Industrial
Chemistry and Reaction Engineering, Johan Gadolin Process Chemistry
Centre, Åbo Akademi University, Åbo-TurkuFI-20500, Finland
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- Department
of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University
of Agricultural Sciences, AlnarpSE-230 53, Sweden
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- Research
Group on Adsorptive and Catalytic Process Engineering (ENGEPAC), Federal University of Santa Maria, Av. Roraima, 1000-7, RS,
Santa MariaBR 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, UmeåSE-901 83, Sweden
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Simões dos Reis G, Mayandi Subramaniyam C, Cárdenas A, Larsson SH, Thyrel M, Lassi U, García-Alvarado F. Facile Synthesis of Sustainable Activated Biochars with Different Pore Structures as Efficient Additive-Carbon-Free Anodes for Lithium- and Sodium-Ion Batteries. ACS Omega 2022; 7:42570-42581. [PMID: 36440116 PMCID: PMC9686188 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c06054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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The present work elucidates facile one-pot synthesis from biomass forestry waste (Norway spruce bark) and its chemical activation yielding high specific surface area (S BET) biochars as efficient lithium- and sodium-ion storage anodes. The chemically activated biochar using ZnCl2 (Biochar-1) produced a highly mesoporous carbon containing 96.1% mesopores in its structure as compared to only 56.1% mesoporosity from KOH-activated biochars (Biochar-2). The latter exhibited a lower degree of graphitization with disordered and defective carbon structures, while the former presented more formation of ordered graphite sheets in its structure as analyzed from Raman spectra. In addition, both biochars presented a high degree of functionalities on their surfaces but Biochar-1 presented a pyridinic-nitrogen group, which helps improve its electrochemical response. When tested electrochemically, Biochar-1 showed an excellent rate capability and the longest capacity retentions of 370 mA h g-1 at 100 mA g-1 (100 cycles), 332.4 mA h g-1 at 500 mA g-1 (1000 cycles), and 319 mA h g-1 at 1000 mA g-1 after 5000 cycles, rendering as an alternative biomass anode for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Moreover, as a negative electrode in sodium-ion batteries, Biochar-1 delivered discharge capacities of 147.7 mA h g-1 at 50 mA g-1 (140 cycles) and 126 mA h g-1 at 100 mA g-1 after 440 cycles.
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- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Biomass
Technology Centre, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83Umeå, Sweden
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- Chemistry
and Biochemistry Dpto., Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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Duarte Cárdenas
- Chemistry
and Biochemistry Dpto., Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Biomass
Technology Centre, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83Umeå, Sweden
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- Biomass
Technology Centre, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83Umeå, Sweden
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, P.O. Box 3000, FI-90014Oulu, Finland
- Unit
of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla,
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100Kokkola, Finland
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- Chemistry
and Biochemistry Dpto., Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, 28668Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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Simões dos Reis G, Bergna D, Tuomikoski S, Grimm A, Lima EC, Thyrel M, Skoglund N, Lassi U, Larsson SH. Preparation and Characterization of Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge-Activated Biochars Using Alkaline Activation: A Box-Behnken Design Approach. ACS Omega 2022; 7:32620-32630. [PMID: 36119983 PMCID: PMC9476204 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c04290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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This study utilized pulp and paper mill sludge as a carbon source to produce activated biochar adsorbents. The response surface methodology (RSM) application for predicting and optimizing the activated biochar preparation conditions was investigated. Biochars were prepared based on a Box-Behnken design (BBD) approach with three independent factors (i.e., pyrolysis temperature, holding time, and KOH:biomass ratio), and the responses evaluated were specific surface area (SSA), micropore area (S micro), and mesopore area (S meso). According to the RSM and BBD analysis, a pyrolysis temperature of 800 °C for 3 h of holding and an impregnation ratio of 1:1 (biomass:KOH) are the optimum conditions for obtaining the highest SSA (885 m2 g-1). Maximized S micro was reached at 800 °C, 1 h and the ratio of 1:1, and for maximizing S meso (569.16 m2 g-1), 800 °C, 2 h and ratio 1:1.5 (445-473 m2 g-1) were employed. The biochars presented different micro- and mesoporosity characteristics depending on pyrolysis conditions. Elemental analysis showed that biochars exhibited high carbon and oxygen content. Raman analysis indicated that all biochars had disordered carbon structures with structural defects, which can boost their properties, e.g., by improving their adsorption performances. The hydrophobicity-hydrophilicity experiments showed very hydrophobic biochar surfaces. The biochars were used as adsorbents for diclofenac and amoxicillin. They presented very high adsorption performances, which could be explained by the pore filling, hydrophobic surface, and π-π electron-donor-acceptor interactions between aromatic rings of both adsorbent and adsorbate. The biochar with the highest surface area (and highest uptake performance) was subjected to regeneration tests, showing that it can be reused multiple times.
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Affiliation(s)
- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Unit
of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla,
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100 Kokkola, Finland
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- Thermochemical
Energy Conversion Laboratory, Department of Applied Physics and Electronics, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- Research
Unit of Sustainable Chemistry, University
of Oulu, PO Box 4300, FI-90014 Oulu, Finland
- Unit
of Applied Chemistry, University of Jyvaskyla,
Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Talonpojankatu 2B, FI-67100 Kokkola, Finland
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- Department
of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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Cavalcante EH, Candido ICM, de Oliveira HP, Silveira KB, Víctor de Souza Álvares T, Lima EC, Thyrel M, Larsson SH, Simões dos Reis G. 3-Aminopropyl-triethoxysilane-Functionalized Tannin-Rich Grape Biomass for the Adsorption of Methyl Orange Dye: Synthesis, Characterization, and the Adsorption Mechanism. ACS Omega 2022; 7:18997-19009. [PMID: 35694524 PMCID: PMC9178721 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c02101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A biomass amino silica-functionalized material was successfully prepared by a simple sol-gel method. 3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) was added to a tannin-rich grape residue to improve its physicochemical properties and enhance the adsorption performance. The APTES functionalization led to significant changes in the material's characteristics. The functionalized material was efficiently applied in the removal of methyl orange (MO) due to its unique characteristics, such as an abundance of functional groups on its surface. The adsorption process suggests that the electrostatic interactions were the main acting mechanism of the MO dye removal, although other interactions can also take place. The functionalized biomass achieved a very high MO dye maximum adsorption capacity (Q max) of 361.8 mg g-1. The temperature positively affected the MO removal, and the thermodynamic studies indicated that the adsorption of MO onto APTES-functionalized biomass was spontaneous and endothermic, and enthalpy is driven in the physisorption mode. The regeneration performance revealed that the APTES-functionalized biomass material could be easily recycled and reused by maintaining very good performance even after five cycles. The adsorbent material was also employed to treat two simulated dye house effluents, which showed 48% removal. At last, the APTES biomass-based material may find significant applications as a multifunctional adsorbent and can be used further to separate pollutants from wastewater.
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- Edmo H.
M. Cavalcante
- Institute
of Materials Science, Federal University
of Sao Francisco Valley, Juazeiro 48920-310, BA, Brazil
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- Institute
of Materials Science, Federal University
of Sao Francisco Valley, Juazeiro 48920-310, BA, Brazil
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- Institute
of Materials Science, Federal University
of Sao Francisco Valley, Juazeiro 48920-310, BA, Brazil
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- Institute
of Materials Science, Federal University
of Sao Francisco Valley, Juazeiro 48920-310, BA, Brazil
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- Institute
of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio
Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves, Porto Alegre 9500, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Umeå 90183, Sweden
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- Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Umeå 90183, Sweden
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- Swedish
University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Umeå 90183, Sweden
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Lima RMAP, dos Reis GS, Thyrel M, Alcaraz-Espinoza JJ, Larsson SH, de Oliveira HP. Facile Synthesis of Sustainable Biomass-Derived Porous Biochars as Promising Electrode Materials for High-Performance Supercapacitor Applications. Nanomaterials 2022; 12:nano12050866. [PMID: 35269353 PMCID: PMC8912517 DOI: 10.3390/nano12050866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Preparing sustainable and highly efficient biochars as electrodes remains a challenge for building green energy storage devices. In this study, efficient carbon electrodes for supercapacitors were prepared via a facile and sustainable single-step pyrolysis method using spruce bark as a biomass precursor. Herein, biochars activated by KOH and ZnCl2 are explored as templates to be applied to prepare electrodes for supercapacitors. The physical and chemical properties of biochars for application as supercapacitors electrodes were strongly affected by factors such as the nature of the activators and the meso/microporosity, which is a critical condition that affects the internal resistance and diffusive conditions for the charge accumulation process in a real supercapacitor. Results confirmed a lower internal resistance and higher phase angle for devices prepared with ZnCl2 in association with a higher mesoporosity degree and distribution of Zn residues into the matrix. The ZnCl2-activated biochar electrodes’ areal capacitance reached values of 342 mF cm−2 due to the interaction of electrical double-layer capacitance/pseudocapacitance mechanisms in a matrix that favors hydrophilic interactions and the permeation of electrolytes into the pores. The results obtained in this work strongly suggest that the spruce bark can be considered a high-efficiency precursor for biobased electrode preparation to be employed in SCs.
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- Ravi Moreno Araujo Pinheiro Lima
- Institute of Materials Science, Federal University of Sao Francisco Valley, Petrolina 56304-205, Brazil; (R.M.A.P.L.); (H.P.d.O.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden; (M.T.); (S.H.L.)
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden; (M.T.); (S.H.L.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-90183 Umeå, Sweden; (M.T.); (S.H.L.)
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- Institute of Materials Science, Federal University of Sao Francisco Valley, Petrolina 56304-205, Brazil; (R.M.A.P.L.); (H.P.d.O.)
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dos Reis GS. Special Issue on Advanced Bio-Based Carbon Materials. MINI-REV ORG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.2174/1570193x17999200723160746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Postgraduate Program in Metallurgical, Mine and Materials Engineering (PPGE3M), School of Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, Brazil
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dos Reis GS, Quattrone M, Ambrós WM, Grigore Cazacliu B, Hoffmann Sampaio C. Current Applications of Recycled Aggregates from Construction and Demolition: A Review. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:ma14071700. [PMID: 33808328 PMCID: PMC8037366 DOI: 10.3390/ma14071700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Revised: 03/21/2021] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
A literature review comprising 163 publications published over a period of 26 years from 1992 to 2018 is presented in this paper. This review discusses the generation and recycling of construction and demolition waste (CDW) as well as its main uses as raw materials for the construction engineering sector. This review pays attention to the use of CDW aggregates for sand, pavements/roads, bricks, ceramics, cementitious materials, and concrete productions, as well its uses as eco-friendly materials for water decontamination. The physical-chemical and mechanical characteristics of recycled aggregates play an important role in their correctly chosen applications. The results found in this literature survey allow us to conclude that recycled aggregates from CDW can be successfully used to produce construction materials with quality comparable to those produced with natural aggregates. We concluded that the use of CDWs as raw materials for manufacturing new construction materials is technically feasible, economical, and constitutes an environmentally friendly approach for a future construction and demolition waste management strategy.
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- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Université Gustave Eiffel, MAST, GPEM, F-44344 Bouguenais, France; (G.S.d.R.); (B.G.C.)
- Biomass Technology Centre, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden
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- National Institute on Advanced Eco-Efficient Cement-Based Technologies, Department of Construction Engineering, Escola Politécnica, University of São Paulo, São Paulo 05508-070, Brazil;
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- Mineral Processing Laboratory, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, 9500 Bento Gonçalves Avenue, Porto Alegre 91501-970, Brazil;
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- Departament d’Enginyeria Minera, Industrial i TIC, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona Tech. Av. Bases de Manresa 61–63, Manresa, 08242 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence:
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dos Reis GS, de Oliveira HP, Larsson SH, Thyrel M, Claudio Lima E. A Short Review on the Electrochemical Performance of Hierarchical and Nitrogen-Doped Activated Biocarbon-Based Electrodes for Supercapacitors. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2021; 11:424. [PMID: 33562379 PMCID: PMC7914838 DOI: 10.3390/nano11020424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Revised: 01/28/2021] [Accepted: 01/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Cheap and efficient carbon electrodes (CEs) for energy storage systems (ESS) such as supercapacitors (SCs) and batteries are an increasing priority issue, among other things, due to a globally increasing share of intermittent electricity production (solar and wind) and electrification of transport. The increasing consumption of portable and non-portable electronic devices justifies research that enables environmentally and economically sustainable production (materials, processing techniques, and product design) of products with a high electrochemical performance at an acceptable cost. Among all the currently explored CEs materials, biomass-based activated carbons (AC) present enormous potential due to their availability and low-cost, easy processing methods, physicochemical stability, and methods for self-doping. Nitrogen doping methods in CEs for SCs have been demonstrated to enhance its conductivities, surface wettability, and induced pseudocapacitance effect, thereby delivering improved energy/power densities with versatile properties. Herein, a short review is presented, focusing on the different types of natural carbon sources for preparing CEs towards the fabrication of SCs with high electrochemical performance. The influences of ACs' pore characteristics (micro and mesoporosity) and nitrogen doping on the overall electrochemical performance (EP) are addressed.
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- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, Brazil;
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dos Reis GS, Larsson SH, de Oliveira HP, Thyrel M, Claudio Lima E. Sustainable Biomass Activated Carbons as Electrodes for Battery and Supercapacitors-A Mini-Review. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2020; 10:E1398. [PMID: 32708405 PMCID: PMC7407268 DOI: 10.3390/nano10071398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 07/12/2020] [Accepted: 07/14/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
Some recent developments in the preparation of biomass carbon electrodes (CEs) using various biomass residues for application in energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors, are presented in this work. The application of biomass residues as the primary precursor for the production of CEs has been increasing over the last years due to it being a renewable source with comparably low processing cost, providing prerequisites for a process that is economically and technically sustainable. Electrochemical energy storage technology is key to the sustainable development of autonomous and wearable electronic devices. This article highlights the application of various types of biomass in the production of CEs by using different types of pyrolysis and experimental conditions and denotes some possible effects on their final characteristics. An overview is provided on the use of different biomass types for the synthesis of CEs with efficient electrochemical properties for batteries and supercapacitors. This review showed that, from different biomass residues, it is possible to obtain CEs with different electrochemical properties and that they can be successfully applied in high-performance batteries and supercapacitors. As the research and development of producing CEs still faces a gap by linking the type and composition of biomass residues with the carbon electrodes' electrochemical performances in supercapacitor and battery applications, this work tries to diminish this gap. Physical and chemical characteristics of the CEs, such as porosity, chemical composition, and surface functionalities, are reflected in the electrochemical performances. It is expected that this review not only provides the reader with a good overview of using various biomass residues in the energy storage applications, but also highlights some goals and challenges remaining in the future research and development of this topic.
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- Glaydson Simões dos Reis
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomass Technology Centre, SE-901 83 Umeå, Sweden; (S.H.L.); (M.T.)
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- Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Porto Alegre 91501-970, Brazil;
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Simões dos Reis G, Sampaio CH, Lima EC, Wilhelm M. Preparation of novel adsorbents based on combinations of polysiloxanes and sewage sludge to remove pharmaceuticals from aqueous solutions. Colloids Surf A Physicochem Eng Asp 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2016.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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