Naturally nitrogen and calcium-doped nanoporous carbon from pine cone with superior CO2 capture capacities

Zhu, Bingjun, Shang, Congxiao and Guo, Zhengxiao (2016) Naturally nitrogen and calcium-doped nanoporous carbon from pine cone with superior CO2 capture capacities. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 4 (3). pp. 1050-1057.

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Abstract

A highly effective nanoporous CO2 sorbent with naturally doped nitrogen and calcium elements, derived from pine-cone biomass, shows superior CO2 capture performance. The sorbent was produced from carbonization and KOH activation of dried pine cones, and possess a highly nanoporous structure with a specific surface area and a pore volume up to 2110 m2/g and 0.89 cm3/g, respectively. The highest CO2 uptake of 20.9 wt % (under 1 bar CO2 and 25°C) was achieved in a porous structure with relatively high levels of nitrogen and calcium dopants inherited from the biomass precursor. Further porosity and elemental analyses show that CO2 sorption is enhanced by both highly developed ultramicroporous structure (<0.7 nm) and well-dispersed nitrogen and metal dopants in carbon sorbents.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	biomass,carbon,carbon capture,carbon dioxide,green materials,pine cone
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Geosciences
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Depositing User:	Pure Connector
Date Deposited:	15 Apr 2016 09:00
Last Modified:	28 Oct 2023 00:49
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/58252
DOI:	10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01113

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