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Preparation of N-Doped Carbon Materials from Lignocellulosic Biomass Residues and Their Application to Energy Storage and Conversion Devices

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Production of N-containing Chemicals and Materials from Biomass

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Abstract

The use of biomass in the energy scenario has generated great interest due to the variety of high value-added products that can be obtained from it. Among these products, carbon materials stand out since they have very interesting properties, highlighting the versatility that they offer by virtue of the modification of their surface chemistry through the incorporation of heteroatoms. The present chapter aims at covering the main aspects related to the synthesis of nitrogen-doped carbon materials from lignocellulosic biomass residues together with some representative examples of their use in energy-related applications. The focus has been paid to the most important synthetic routes for the preparation of biomass-derived nitrogen-doped carbon materials, by using a general classification to sort them into in situ and post-synthesis doping strategies. The applicability of such carbon materials is emphasized in: (1) electrocatalytic and catalytic applications, and (2) electrodes in supercapacitors.

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The authors thank RTI2018-095291-B-I00, PID2019-105923RB-I00 and PID2021-123079OB-I00 projects funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and “ERDF A way of making Europe”. MNG gratefully acknowledges the Plan GenT project (CDEIGENT/2018/027).

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Chaparro-Garnica, J., Salinas-Torres, D., Navlani-García, M., Morallón, E., Cazorla-Amorós, D. (2023). Preparation of N-Doped Carbon Materials from Lignocellulosic Biomass Residues and Their Application to Energy Storage and Conversion Devices. In: Fang, Z., Smith Jr, R.L., Xu, L. (eds) Production of N-containing Chemicals and Materials from Biomass. Biofuels and Biorefineries, vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4580-1_10

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