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review what carbon materials could be produced from lignin
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Why is it important?
Lignin, a major component of lignocellulosic biomass, is generated in enormous amounts during the pulp production. It is also a major coproduct of second genera- tion biofuels. The effective utilization of lignin is critical for the accelerated devel- opment of the advanced cellulosic biorefinery.
Perspectives
Although lignin-based CF still do not compete with polyacrylonitrile-derived CF in mechanical properties, they nevertheless provide new markets through high availa- bility and low production costs. Alternatively, technical lignin could be used for pro- duction of carbon adsorbents, which have very high surface areas and pore volumes comparable to the best commercial activated carbons. These porous carbons are use- ful for purifying gas and aqueous media from organic pollutants or adsorption of heavy metal ions from aqueous solutions. They also could be used as catalysts or electrodes in electrochemical applications.
Dr. Alexander Puziy
Institute for Sorption and Problems of Endoecology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
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This page is a summary of: Carbon Materials from Technical Lignins: Recent Advances, Topics in Current Chemistry, July 2018, Springer Science + Business Media,
DOI: 10.1007/s41061-018-0210-7.
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