TY - JOUR
T1 - Electrospun Lignin-Derived Carbon Micro- And Nanofibers
T2 - A Review on Precursors, Properties, and Applications
AU - Svinterikos, Efstratios
AU - Zuburtikudis, Ioannis
AU - Al-Marzouqi, Mohamed
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by the Emirates Center for Energy and Environment Research (grant number 31R147).
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 American Chemical Society.
PY - 2020/9/21
Y1 - 2020/9/21
N2 - The development of advanced engineering materials from low-cost renewable or waste resources is a key aspect of sustainability. Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are a one-dimensional form of carbon with diameters in the submicron- and in the nanometer range with wide applicability in energy storage, catalysis, and adsorption. Lignin has recently emerged as a low-cost, biorenewable precursor for the production of CNFs. This comprehensive review presents the state-of-the-art of the manufacture of CNFs from lignin via the electrospinning technique. The first part of this review is concerned with the properties of lignin, the structure and applications of CNFs, especially for energy storage, and the description of the electrospinning method. The second part is focused on the different lignin-based precursor formulations for the manufacture of electrospun CNFs. These include the use of lignin alone or blended with other polymers at various mass ratios (polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(ethylene oxide), cellulose acetate, poly(ethylene terephthalate), and polyvinylpyrrolidone). In addition, different manufacturing approaches and strategies aiming to enhance the textural, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of CNFs are discussed in connection with their performance in relative applications.
AB - The development of advanced engineering materials from low-cost renewable or waste resources is a key aspect of sustainability. Carbon nanofibers (CNFs) are a one-dimensional form of carbon with diameters in the submicron- and in the nanometer range with wide applicability in energy storage, catalysis, and adsorption. Lignin has recently emerged as a low-cost, biorenewable precursor for the production of CNFs. This comprehensive review presents the state-of-the-art of the manufacture of CNFs from lignin via the electrospinning technique. The first part of this review is concerned with the properties of lignin, the structure and applications of CNFs, especially for energy storage, and the description of the electrospinning method. The second part is focused on the different lignin-based precursor formulations for the manufacture of electrospun CNFs. These include the use of lignin alone or blended with other polymers at various mass ratios (polyacrylonitrile, poly(vinyl alcohol), poly(ethylene oxide), cellulose acetate, poly(ethylene terephthalate), and polyvinylpyrrolidone). In addition, different manufacturing approaches and strategies aiming to enhance the textural, mechanical, and electrochemical properties of CNFs are discussed in connection with their performance in relative applications.
KW - Carbon nanofibers
KW - Electrochemical properties
KW - Electrospinning
KW - Energy storage
KW - Lignin
KW - Mechanical properties
KW - Porous carbon
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U2 - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03246
DO - 10.1021/acssuschemeng.0c03246
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85092770222
SN - 2168-0485
VL - 8
SP - 13868
EP - 13893
JO - ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
JF - ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering
IS - 37
ER -