Salt-assisted synthesis of advanced carbon-based materials for energy-related applications

Abstract

This review provides a comprehensive overview of salt assisted synthesis of carbon based materials based on the role of salts in synthesis systems. Meanwhile, the application in energy related fields is emphasized.

Deep eutectic solvents as an emerging green platform for the synthesis of functional materials

“…New energy sectors have emerged as research hotspots, and porous carbon-based materials can be crucial in the energy conversion process. [133][134][135][136] In order to create materials with a pore structure, DESs are utilized as a pore-forming agent. The deep cointegration property of DESs can interact with other elements during template synthesis to produce pore structures and preserve these holes throughout the material.…”

Poly(ionic liquid)s: an emerging platform for green chemistry

“…Carbon materials usually feature a large surface area with open pore structures, excellent chemical stability, and abundant oxygen-containing surface functionalities, exhibiting great promise in many areas, such as gas adsorption, energy storage and conversion, 247,253,254 catalysis, and water treatment. In particular, the introduction of heteroatoms (such as N) to form doped carbon has been demonstrated to be a versatile tool for boosting the application performance of carbon materials.…”

Ultrahigh Surface Area Hierarchically Porous Carbon Materials from Polyacrylamide–Cellulose Hydrogel for High-Performance Supercapacitors

“…For example, chemically activated cellulose-derived carbon aerogels with well-developed hierarchical pore structures and high specific capacitance values have been reported. , However, in order to acquire high-performance supercapacitors, the surface chemistry and pore distribution should be effectively tuned. Previous research has shown that heteroatom doping of the carbon precursors, usually with nitrogen and oxygen, promotes the wettability of electrode surfaces, increases electrical conductivity, and improves the specific capacitance of an electrode due to pseudocapacitive behavior ,− so that the use of a self-doped nitrogen-rich precursor for carbon electrodes is an effective means to obtain highly functional materials for supercapacitors. Polyacrylamide (PAM) hydrogel having a network of polyacrylamide units (–CH 2 –CH–CO–NH 2 –) covalently bonded using a cross-linking agent is a potential and suitable candidate for this purpose.…”