The synthesis of porous carbons from a lignin-rich residue for high-performance supercapacitors

FANG Yan-yan; ZHANG Qian-yu; ZHANG Dong-dong; CUI Li-feng

doi:10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60058-6

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FANG Yan-yan, ZHANG Qian-yu, ZHANG Dong-dong, CUI Li-feng. The synthesis of porous carbons from a lignin-rich residue for high-performance supercapacitors. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(4): 743-751. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60058-6

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FANG Yan-yan, ZHANG Qian-yu, ZHANG Dong-dong, CUI Li-feng. The synthesis of porous carbons from a lignin-rich residue for high-performance supercapacitors. New Carbon Mater., 2022, 37(4): 743-751. doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60058-6

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The synthesis of porous carbons from a lignin-rich residue for high-performance supercapacitors

doi: 10.1016/S1872-5805(21)60058-6

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College of Smart Energy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Material Science and Engineering College, Dongguan University of Technology, Guangdong, 523808, China

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房严严，博士生. E-mail：fangjinzhw@163.com
Corresponding author: ZHANG Dong-dong, Ph. D, Lecturer. E-mail: 474177385@qq.com; CUI Li-feng, Ph. D, Professor. E-mail: lifeng.cui@gmail.com
Received Date: 2020-10-25
Rev Recd Date: 2021-03-18

Available Online: 2021-04-28

Publish Date: 2022-07-20

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Fabricating electrically conductive porous electrode for supercapacitors from abundant raw materials remains a significant challenge in the field of energy storage. 3D porous carbon with high surface areas was synthesized by high-temperature carbonization and activation of lignin from cornstalks. When used as electrode materials in supercapacitors they showed a specific capacitance of 280 F g⁻¹ and an area-specific capacitance of 1.3 F cm⁻² at a current density of 0.5 A g⁻¹. An assembled symmetric supercapacitor showed a high energy density of 7.7 Wh kg⁻¹ at power density of 5 200 W kg⁻¹. It is demonstrated here that the use of lignin waste to fabricate electrode materials is feasible, affording lignin new value-added utilization.
- Biomass,
- Lignin,
- Hierarchical porous carbon,
- Supercapacitors

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