Sustainable Porous Carbon Materials Derived from Wood-Based Biopolymers for CO2 Capture

Porous carbon materials with tunable porosities and functionalities represent an important class of CO2 sorbents. The development of porous carbons from various types of biomass is a sustainable, economic and environmentally friendly strategy. Wood is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable, natural...

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Main Authors: Chao Xu, Maria Strømme
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/9/1/103
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Summary:Porous carbon materials with tunable porosities and functionalities represent an important class of CO2 sorbents. The development of porous carbons from various types of biomass is a sustainable, economic and environmentally friendly strategy. Wood is a biodegradable, renewable, sustainable, naturally abundant and carbon-rich raw material. Given these advantages, the use of wood-based resources for the synthesis of functional porous carbons has attracted great interests. In this mini-review, we present the recent developments regarding sustainable porous carbons derived from wood-based biopolymers (cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin) and their application in CO2 capture.
ISSN:2079-4991