The effect of the pyrolysis temperature and biomass type on the biocarbons characteristics

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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä

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2024-04-22

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Department of Chemistry and Materials Science
Department of Applied Physics

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19

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ChemSusChem, Volume 17, issue 8

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The conversion of biomass and natural wastes into carbon-based materials for various applications such as catalysts and energy-related materials is a fascinating and sustainable approach emerged during recent years. Precursor nature and characteristics are complex, hence, their effect on the properties of resulting materials is still unclear. In this work, we have investigated the effect of different precursors and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of produced carbon materials and their potential application as negative electrode materials in Li-ion batteries. Three biomasses, lignocellulosic brewery spent grain from a local brewery, catechol-rich lignin and tannins, were selected for investigations. We show that such end-product carbon characteristic as functional and elemental composition, porosity, specific surface area, defectiveness level, and morphology strictly depend on the precursor composition, chemical structure, and pyrolysis temperature. The electrochemical characteristics of produced carbon materials correlate with the characteristics of the produced materials. A higher pyrolysis temperature is shown to be favourable for production of carbon material for the Li-ion battery application in terms of both specific capacity and long-term cycling stability.

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Iurchenkova, A, Kobets, A, Ahaliabadeh, Z, Kozir, J, Laakso, E, Virtanen, T, Siipola, V, Lahtinen, J & Kallio, T 2024, ' The effect of the pyrolysis temperature and biomass type on the biocarbons characteristics ', ChemSusChem, vol. 17, no. 8, e202301005 . https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.202301005