Turning waste into treasure: biomass carbon derived from sunflower seed husks used as anode for lithium-ion batteries

Brewers’ Spent Grains‐Derived Carbon as Anode for Alkali Metal‐Ion Batteries

“…In spite of the simple synthesis approach, the electrochemical performance of BSG-derived HC investigated in all three alkali metal-ion batteries is comparable with state-of-the-art biomass-derived carbon reported in literature (see Table S1, Supporting Information). [42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] This result is certainly promising, especially considering that neither the electrode nor the electrolyte compositions were optimized.…”

N,S-codoped carbon microporous structures derived from dead ginkgo leaves as efficient oxygen reduction reaction catalysts for Al–air batteries

“…14 The increased surface area enhances the density of active sites, facilitating mass transfer, while the electrical conductivity promotes the direct 4e À pathway of the ORR. 10 The majority of activated carbon is derived from the carbonization process of biomass precursors, such as peanut shells, 15 chlorella, 16 sunflower shells, 17 soybeans, 11 beancurd, 18 walnut shells, 14 shrimp shells, 19 wheat straw, 20 corn stalks, 21 etc., which serve as raw materials for the preparation of biomass porous carbon. The biomass materials are typically subjected to chemical activation using agents such as H 3 PO 4 , NaOH, ZnCl 2 , K 2 CO 3 , KHCO 3 , and KOH in order to prepare carbon materials.…”

Cyclic Polyphenylene Sulfide as Additive to Improve the Mechanical Properties of Polystyrene-Based Materials

“…Thus, when we get plentiful amounts of commodities by mass production, the resulting byproducts and wastes pollute our environment. Although some efforts are being made to collect byproducts and deal with them in a less harmful way to prevent pollution, they are still discarded as waste. − However, making full use of discarded byproducts and making them serve humans is the better way to save energy and resources and protect our planet. , There have been some attempts to turn waste into treasure, and we would also like to solve such kind of problems from our perspective, supramolecular chemistry. , …”

“…7,8 There have been some attempts to turn waste into treasure, and we would also like to solve such kind of problems from our perspective, supramolecular chemistry. 9,10 Polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) is one of the most significant engineering plastics, but only linear PPS is in great demand and widely produced. 11−17 However, it is impossible to prevent the formation of cyclic PPS during polymerization to obtain linear PPS.…”