Current status, opportunities and challenges in catalytic and photocatalytic applications of aerogels: Environmental protection aspects

H Maleki, N Hüsing - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2018 - Elsevier
Aerogels are an exceptional class of materials which are of interest for several high-
performance applications thanks to their extraordinary physical properties such as extremely …

A comprehensive review on recently developed carbon based nanocomposites for capacitive deionization: from theory to practice

J Oladunni, JH Zain, A Hai, F Banat, G Bharath… - Separation and …, 2018 - Elsevier
A comprehensive review through few decades of capacitive deionization (CDI) ever since
discovery of Carbon aerogel, including a brief theory and factors influencing along with …

Biomass-derived activated carbon with simultaneously enhanced CO 2 uptake for both pre and post combustion capture applications

HM Coromina, DA Walsh, R Mokaya - Journal of Materials Chemistry …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
We report on the synthesis and CO2 uptake capabilities of a series of activated carbons
derived from the biomass raw materials Jujun grass and Camellia japonica. The carbons …

Advances in tailoring resorcinol‐formaldehyde organic and carbon gels

AM ElKhatat, SA Al‐Muhtaseb - Advanced materials, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
An overview on the preparation and properties of resorcinol‐formaldehyde (RF) organic and
carbon gels reveals the fascinating and remarkably flexible properties of RF carbon and …

Hierarchical porous carbon obtained from animal bone and evaluation in electric double-layer capacitors

W Huang, H Zhang, Y Huang, W Wang, S Wei - Carbon, 2011 - Elsevier
Animal bone, an abundant biomass source and high volume food waste, had been
converted into a hierarchical porous carbon in a simple two-step sustainable manner to yield …

Recent developments in the preparation and regeneration of activated carbons by microwaves

FK Yuen, BH Hameed - Advances in colloid and interface science, 2009 - Elsevier
To date, microwave energy has been widely developed and applied to almost every field of
chemistry. In many cases, microwave technology has proven to remarkably reducing costs …

Optimization of preparation of lignite-based activated carbon for high-performance supercapacitors with response surface methodology

Z Zhang, S Luo, J Wang, M Sun, S Yan, Q Wang… - Journal of Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Coal-based activated carbon (CBAC) is prepared from lignite as raw material by the
potassium-catalyzed steam activation method. The effect of various process variables like …

Toward an effective adsorbent for polar pollutants: Formaldehyde adsorption by activated carbon

KJ Lee, J Miyawaki, N Shiratori, SH Yoon… - Journal of hazardous …, 2013 - Elsevier
Due to increasing concerns about environmental pollutants, the development of an effective
adsorbent or sensitive sensor has been pursued in recent years. Diverse porous materials …

Hierarchical porous carbons prepared from direct coal liquefaction residue and coal for supercapacitor electrodes

J Zhang, L Jin, J Cheng, H Hu - Carbon, 2013 - Elsevier
Hierarchical porous carbons were prepared from a coal liquefaction residue (CLR) and two
coals, Shenhua (SH) coal with low and Shengli (SL) coal with high ash content, by KOH …

Effect of nitrogen-doped activated carbon on formaldehyde adsorption behaviour in different scale pores

Y Jiao, Z Wang, H Zhao, E Meng, Z Sun, L Yang… - Applied Surface …, 2024 - Elsevier
The pore size range of activated carbon has an important effect on formaldehyde adsorption,
while nitrogen-doped can promote formaldehyde adsorption, but the mechanism of nitrogen …