Lignin for energy applications–state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends

A Beaucamp, M Muddasar, IS Amiinu, MM Leite… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel
industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical …

Biomass derived diverse carbon nanostructure for electrocatalysis, energy conversion and storage

Y Feng, J Jiang, Y Xu, S Wang, W An, Q Chai… - Carbon, 2023 - Elsevier
With the emerging requirement for clean renewable energy and storage system, the
advancement of ecofriendly, low-cost, highly active electrode materials has expanded …

Dual MOF-derived Fe/N/P-tridoped carbon nanotube as high-performance oxygen reduction catalysts for zinc-air batteries

H Chang, YF Guo, X Liu, PF Wang, Y Xie… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
The controllable construction of Fe, N co-doped carbon (Fe-NC) nanocomposite has highly
potential in replacing the noble metal catalysts. Herein, the Fe/N/P-tridoped expanded …

Bifunctional electrocatalyst with CoN3 active sties dispersed on N-doped graphitic carbon nanosheets for ultrastable Zn-air batteries

P Li, H Wang, X Tan, W Hu, M Huang, J Shi… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Realizing large-scale production of low-cost bifunctional catalysts is pivotal to promoting the
practical application of Zn-air batteries. Herein, we successfully constructed unique …

Carbon-based electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn-air batteries: design concepts, recent progress and future perspectives

X Zou, M Tang, Q Lu, Y Wang, Z Shao… - Energy & Environmental …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
With increasing interest in energy storage solutions, rapid progress has been made by
researchers in the area of rechargeable Zn–air batteries (R-ZABs), which offer multiple …

Recent advances of biomass derived carbon-based materials for efficient electrochemical energy devices

G Zhang, X Liu, L Wang, H Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Climate change is a global problem faced by humans, and there is an energy revolution to
realize a “break-even” of CO2 emissions. It is necessary to construct novel energy devices …

Identification and understanding of active sites of non‐noble iron‐nitrogen‐carbon catalysts for oxygen reduction electrocatalysis

Z Yang, Y Chen, S Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐noble iron‐nitrogen‐carbon (Fe‐N‐C) catalysts have been explored as one type of the
most promising alternatives of precious platinum (Pt) in catalyzing the oxygen reduction …

Lignin-derived materials and their applications in rechargeable batteries

WJ Chen, CX Zhao, BQ Li, TQ Yuan, Q Zhang - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is the most abundant aromatic polymer in nature. However, the utilization of lignin is
very limited and almost exclusively used for combustion to generate heat and power …

Lignin-derived carbon aerogels with high surface area for supercapacitor applications

T Wang, Z Liu, P Li, H Wei, K Wei, X Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon materials are attracting increasing interest in the field of supercapacitors because of
their well-developed porous structures, large specific surface areas, long cycle life, good …

Precise identification of active sites of a high bifunctional performance 3D Co/NC catalyst in Zinc-air batteries

R Wang, H Yang, N Lu, S Lei, D Jia, Z Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Developing highly active and robust non-noble metal bifunctional electrocatalysts for oxygen
reduction reaction (ORR) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is of dominant significance …