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ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Synthesis of Carbon Nanomaterials from Biomass Utilizing Ionic Liquids for Potential Application in Solar Energy Conversion and Storage.

Kudzai Mugadza, Annegret Stark, Patrick G Ndungu, Vincent O Nyamori

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Review in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kudzai MugadzaSchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.
Annegret StarkSMRI/NRF SARChI Research Chair in Sugarcane Biorefining, School of Engineering, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban 4041, South Africa.
Patrick G NdunguEnergy, Sensors and Multifunctional Nanomaterials Research Group, Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Doornfontein, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-1454-8590
Vincent O NyamoriSchool of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X54001, Durban 4000, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-8995-4593

Funding

National Research Foundation South Africa 103979; 115465 and 99979
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Considering its availability, renewable character and abundance in nature, this review assesses the opportunity of the application of biomass as a precursor for the production of carbon-based nanostructured materials (CNMs). CNMs are exceptionally shaped nanomaterials that possess distinctive properties, with far-reaching applicability in a number of areas, including the fabrication of sustainable and efficient energy harnessing, conversion and storage devices. This review describes CNM synthesis, properties and modification, focusing on reports using biomass as starting material. Since biomass comprises 60-90% cellulose, the current review takes into account the properties of cellulose. Noting that highly crystalline cellulose poses a difficulty in dissolution, ionic liquids (ILs) are proposed as the solvent system to dissolve the cellulose-containing biomass in generating precursors for the synthesis of CNMs. Preliminary results with cellulose and sugarcane bagasse indicate that ILs can not only be used to make the biomass available in a liquefied form as required for the floating catalyst CVD technique but also to control the heteroatom content and composition in situ for the heteroatom doping of the materials.

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biomasscarbon-based nanostructured materialcelluloseenergyionic liquids

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PMID32906574
PMCPMC7558495

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