Jianping Deng¹, Qianqian Zhang¹, Yuling Lan¹, Lingcong Luo¹, Zimin Dai¹, Zhonghang Lin¹, Zhixin Lu¹, Jiancheng Yuan¹, Yiqi Fu¹, Lu Luo^2,*, Weigang Zhao^1,*

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.11, No.6, pp. 2631-2646, 2023, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2023.027163 - 27 April 2023

Abstract The development and utilization of biomass and agroforestry processing byproducts for high-value applications have been an important topic in the field of renewable materials research. Based on this, a two-step microwave hydrothermal pre-carbonization and KOH activation method was proposed to synthesize tannin-based activated carbons with a high specific surface area, hierarchical pore structure, and good electrochemical performance. The microstructure, texture properties, and physicochemical characteristics were investigated. The results show that the prepared tannin-based activated carbons presented a hierarchical pore structure (micro- and mesopores) with a specific surface area as high as 997.46 m³ g⁻¹ . The… More > Graphic Abstract

Kaihan Xie¹, Yamin Hu^1,*, Stephen Afonaa-Mensah², Chuan Yuan¹, Bin Cao¹, Shuang Wang^1,*, Qian Wang¹

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.10, No.2, pp. 541-560, 2022, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2022.017911 - 30 August 2021

Abstract Use Enteromorpha clathrate as a carbon and nitrogen precursor could obtain the N-doped porous carbon materials by two-step pyrolysis. In this paper, the exogenous nitrogen (urea, melamine) and activating agents (KOH, ZnCl₂) were employed for the production of higher-performance carbon materials from seaweed biomass. SEM, BET, FTIR, XRD, XPS, Raman and ultimate analyses were carried out to investigate the morpho-structural and elemental peculiarities of the carbonaceous materials. Moreover, cyclic voltammetry (CV) , galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) and cyclic charge-discharge tests were carried out to examine the electrochemical properties of the samples. The results showed that electrochemical performance of… More > Graphic Abstract

Shuaishuai Zhu¹, Zhigang Pan^1,2, Yaqiu Tao^1,2,*, Yue Chen^1,2

Journal of Renewable Materials, Vol.8, No.8, pp. 939-946, 2020, DOI:10.32604/jrm.2020.011197 - 10 July 2020

Abstract Hydrogen is recognized as a promising energy scours in the close future. Online hydrogen preparation from formic acid under mild reaction conditions causes extensive interests. Mo₂C and metal (Fe, Ni, Co, K) doped Mo₂C on granular activated carbon (GAC) were prepared and used as heterogeneous catalysts for H₂ generation from formic acid on a fixed bed reactor at 100–250°C. The formic acid conversions on doped Mo₂C-Me/GAC are clearly improved, especially at lower reaction temperatures. Co doping presents outstanding effect on H₂ selectivity and conversion rate compared to Ni and Fe. A 56.3% formic acid conversion was reached on More >