Pore engineering: Structure-capacitance correlations for biomass-derived porous carbon materials

Bing Yan; Jiaojiao Zheng; Li Feng; Qian Zhang; Chunmei Zhang; Yichun Ding; Jingquan Han; Shaohua Jiang; Shuijian He

Materials & Design (May 2023)

Pore engineering: Structure-capacitance correlations for biomass-derived porous carbon materials

Bing Yan,
Jiaojiao Zheng,
Li Feng,
Qian Zhang,
Chunmei Zhang,
Yichun Ding,
Jingquan Han,
Shaohua Jiang,
Shuijian He

Affiliations

Bing Yan: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Jiaojiao Zheng: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Li Feng: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Qian Zhang: College of Science, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Corresponding authors.
Chunmei Zhang: Institute of Materials Science and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Suzhou University of Science and Technology, Suzhou 2150009, China
Yichun Ding: Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350010, China; Corresponding authors.
Jingquan Han: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China
Shaohua Jiang: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Corresponding authors.
Shuijian He: Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, International Innovation Center for Forest Chemicals and Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, China; Corresponding authors.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 229
p. 111904

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As the world’s demand for green energy storage systems continues to increase, electrochemical double-layer supercapacitors based on porous carbon electrodes are receiving more attention than ever. Porous carbon materials can be designed and synthesized from biomass residues/extracts through various technologies, which realizes the value-added utilization of biomass and meets the targets of circular economy. Pore characteristics are particularly important for the capacitive performance of carbon-based electrodes. This review outlines the biomass-derived porous carbon materials and their corresponding capacitive properties, which are divided into biomass-derived ultra/super-microporous carbon, mesoporous carbon, macroporous carbon and hierarchical porous carbon according to the category of pore size. The synthesis methods, pore characteristic testing probes/calculation models and capacitance performance are discussed in detail, and the corresponding advantages and bottlenecks are pointed out critically. Emphasis is laid on the research status and development trend of biomass-derived hierarchical porous carbon materials, including the effects of the structure and composition of biomass precursors, advanced nanotechnologies and the proportion of various pores in carbonaceous products on the capacitance performance. Finally, the coping strategies are proposed for the further development of high capacitance biomass-derived porous carbon materials.

Published in Materials & Design

ISSN: 0264-1275 (Print); 1873-4197 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Electrical engineering. Electronics. Nuclear engineering: Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/materials-and-design

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