TY - JOUR
T1 - Recent Advances in Functionalized Nanoporous Carbons Derived from Waste Resources and Their Applications in Energy and Environment
AU - Joseph, Stalin
AU - Saianand, Gopalan
AU - Benzigar, Mercy R.
AU - Ramadass, Kavitha
AU - Singh, Gurwinder
AU - Gopalan, Anantha Iyengar
AU - Yang, Jae Hun
AU - Mori, Toshiyuki
AU - Al-Muhtaseb, Ala'a H.
AU - Yi, Jiabao
AU - Vinu, Ajayan
N1 - Funding Information:
One of the authors A.V. is grateful to the University of Newcastle for the start-up grants. The authors also thank Dr. Rajesh and Dr. Hamid, for their initial stage discussions on this topic.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH
PY - 2021/1
Y1 - 2021/1
N2 - Nanoporous carbon materials have been widely utilized for myriad applications owing to their intriguing physicochemical properties. Development of green and clean synthetic techniques/procedures to generate nanoporous carbon materials especially derived from inexpensive waste precursors/resources has rejuvenated the chemistry of carbon materials owing to the abundant nature and low cost of these sources and their ability to generate unique surface/porous structures. These nanoporous carbon materials have been heavily explored in multiple sectors such as soil/water remediation, adsorption and separation, catalysis, energy storage/conversion, capture and conversion of carbon dioxide. In this topical review, the recent state-of-the-art research progress achieved in the design and development of waste-derived advanced functionalized porous carbon materials are summarized. The various lab-specific approaches and methodologies involved in synthesizing these materials are discussed in detail. In addition, the potential applications of waste-derived functionalized porous carbons in the fields of environment, energy storage, and conversion applications are highlighted. Finally, a discussion on a few suggestions for future research is concluded. It is believed that this review provide inspiration for many new research activities over a wide range of disciplines.
AB - Nanoporous carbon materials have been widely utilized for myriad applications owing to their intriguing physicochemical properties. Development of green and clean synthetic techniques/procedures to generate nanoporous carbon materials especially derived from inexpensive waste precursors/resources has rejuvenated the chemistry of carbon materials owing to the abundant nature and low cost of these sources and their ability to generate unique surface/porous structures. These nanoporous carbon materials have been heavily explored in multiple sectors such as soil/water remediation, adsorption and separation, catalysis, energy storage/conversion, capture and conversion of carbon dioxide. In this topical review, the recent state-of-the-art research progress achieved in the design and development of waste-derived advanced functionalized porous carbon materials are summarized. The various lab-specific approaches and methodologies involved in synthesizing these materials are discussed in detail. In addition, the potential applications of waste-derived functionalized porous carbons in the fields of environment, energy storage, and conversion applications are highlighted. Finally, a discussion on a few suggestions for future research is concluded. It is believed that this review provide inspiration for many new research activities over a wide range of disciplines.
KW - carbon
KW - nanoporous
KW - waste recycling
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U2 - 10.1002/adsu.202000169
DO - 10.1002/adsu.202000169
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85090115899
SN - 2366-7486
VL - 5
JO - Advanced Sustainable Systems
JF - Advanced Sustainable Systems
IS - 1
M1 - 2000169
ER -