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ArticleACS sustainable chemistry & engineering2026

Lignin Selection Improves the Performance of Porous Carbon Nanofiber Electrodes in Freestanding Supercapacitors.

Robert D Hunter, Sarah Seidner, Caitlin Brooker-Davis, Milo S P Shaffer, Agnieszka Brandt-Talbot, Maria-Magdalena Titirici

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Article in ACS sustainable chemistry & engineering, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Robert D HunterDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9344-4943
Sarah SeidnerDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.
Caitlin Brooker-DavisSchool of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, U.K.
Milo S P ShafferDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9384-9043
Agnieszka Brandt-TalbotDepartment of Chemistry, Imperial College London, London W12 0BZ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5805-0233
Maria-Magdalena TitiriciDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, U.K.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0773-2100

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lignin is an attractive precursor for renewable carbon materials due to its low cost and comparatively high carbon yield. The resulting carbons may be used in energy storage devices (supercapacitors and batteries) and structural composites. Since lignin has substantial variability in its chemical structure, influenced by its botanical origin and the method of extraction, this work explores the effect of lignin type on the structure and performance of porous carbon materials, using electrospun carbon nanofibers applied as freestanding supercapacitor electrodes as an example. Precursor nanofiber mats were electrospun from aqueous NaOH solutions of six technical lignins, which originated from commercially relevant biomass types, i.e., hardwood (eucalyptus and beech), softwood (pine/spruce mix), and grass (

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