Issue 3, 2015

Biomass-derived porous carbon materials with sulfur and nitrogen dual-doping for energy storage

Abstract

Nowadays, energy shortage is a serious socioeconomic problem. The recovery of biomass can make a very significant contribution in alleviating the burden on already-strained energy resources. Broad beans, which are abundant in amino acids and vitamins, are extensively cultivated worldwide. However, a large quantity of by-product, broad bean shells, remains unused and pollutes the environment from the incinerating and/or uncontrolled decomposition that results. In this paper, we report the synthesis of sulfur and nitrogen dual-doping porous carbon materials, for use as the electrode materials of energy storage devices, produced by carbonizing the shells of broad beans by a chemical activation. The specific capacitance of the as-prepared porous carbon material is as high as 202 F g−1, with a superior cycling performance for electric double layer capacitors at a current density of 0.5 A g−1. Furthermore, it also shows a stable performance for lithium ion batteries and sodium ion batteries, which suggests that it has a promising potential for wide applications in the field of energy storage devices.

Graphical abstract: Biomass-derived porous carbon materials with sulfur and nitrogen dual-doping for energy storage

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
09 Nov 2014
Accepted
12 Dec 2014
First published
15 Dec 2014

Green Chem., 2015,17, 1668-1674

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Biomass-derived porous carbon materials with sulfur and nitrogen dual-doping for energy storage

G. Xu, J. Han, B. Ding, P. Nie, J. Pan, H. Dou, H. Li and X. Zhang, Green Chem., 2015, 17, 1668 DOI: 10.1039/C4GC02185A

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