- Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
- Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
- Lignin and Wood Chemistry
- Advanced battery technologies research
- Advancements in Battery Materials
- Conducting polymers and applications
- Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Polymer composites and self-healing
- Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
- Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
- Advanced Cellulose Research Studies
- TiO2 Photocatalysis and Solar Cells
- Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
- Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions
- MXene and MAX Phase Materials
- Ga2O3 and related materials
- Mesoporous Materials and Catalysis
- Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
- Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
- Oxidative Organic Chemistry Reactions
- Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
- Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
- Extraction and Separation Processes
- Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
- ZnO doping and properties
Guangdong University of Technology
2023-2025
Ji Hua Laboratory
2024
South China University of Technology
2017-2023
Cell Technology (China)
2023
Guangzhou Chemistry (China)
2021
Abstract Developing novel techniques to convert lignin into sustainable chemicals and functional materials is a critical route toward the high-value utilization of lignocellulosic biomass. Lignin-derived carbon hold great promise for applications in energy chemical engineering, catalysis environmental remediation. In this review, state-of-art sciences technologies controllable synthesis lignin-derived are summarized, pore structure crystalline morphology controlling methodologies thoroughly...
Lignin is the most abundant aromatic polymer in nature, which rich a large number of benzene ring structures and active functional groups. The molecular structure lignin has unique designability controllability, class materials with great application prospects energy storage conversion. Here, this review firstly focuses on concept, classification, physicochemical property lignin. Then, research field electrochemical devices are summarized, such as lignin-carbon composites supercapacitors...
In this work, lignin/zinc oxide nanocomposites with excellent UV-absorbent performance were prepared through a novel hydrothermal method using industrial alkali lignin (AL) as raw materials. AL was first modified by quaternization to synthesize quaternized (QAL). The QAL/ZnO different contents then via facile one-step QAL and zinc nitrate hexahydrate hexamethylenetetramine in aqueous solution. nanocomposite possessed an average diameter of ∼100 nm showed synergistic performance. particle...
In this work, lignin-decorated ZnO composite was prepared via an in situ synthesis method using industrial alkali lignin (AL). First, the AL modified by quaternization to prepare quaternized (QAL). The microstructure and optical properties of QAL/ZnO were characterized scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–vis photoluminescence (PL) spectroscopy. These results showed that possessed a flowerlike structure excellent synergistic UV-absorbent...
Preparation of a high adhesion and dispersibility sodium carboxymethyl cellulose/sodium lignosulfonate(CMC/LS) water-soluble binder elucidated the impact functional groups on electrode interface.
This work demonstrates a kind of lignin-derived carbon/zinc oxide (LDC/ZnO) composite prepared through facile electrostatic self-assembling carbonization process. Solidification the lignin/zinc oxalate precursor results in zinc (ZnC2O4) crystalizing lignin. The crystalized ZnC2O4 particle acts as both catalysts and activators during high-temperature LDC/ZnO composites show unique 3D porous framework structure, where ZnO nanoparticles are enchased by carbon nanosheets. high pore volume, large...
Abstract Lignin is abundant in green biomass. However, most of the lignin remains to be utilized. Lignin‐derived carbons (LDCs) provide a feasible approach for valorization. Owing coupling merits low cost, tunable morphologies, and high porosity, LDC materials have drawn extensive attention fields catalysis electrochemical energy storage. This review summarizes recent advances their applications catalysis, supercapacitors, secondary batteries. The bottlenecks future trends are proposed...
The heteroatom-doped carbons are widely recognized as optimal electrode materials for energy storage yet challenges in their structural regulation. Here, an assembled templating and activation strategy is developed to synthesize N, P-codoped hierarchical porous from lignin (NP-HPLCs) supercapacitors. synthesis process involved carbonizing a lignin/F127/Mg2(OH)2CO3 assembly with KOH (NH4)2HPO4, wherein the generated MgO template activator facilitated formation of micromesopores, while...
Carbon/transition metal oxide composites exhibit promising potential as electrode materials for energy storage, but regulating their interfacial composite structures remains a formidable challenge. In this work, we develop lignosulfonate-assisted synthesis strategy to fabricate porous carbon-supported MnO2 (LSC/MnO2-2) with robust interface asymmetric supercapacitors (ASCs). The functionalized lignin carbon, achieved through π–π interactions lignosulfonate, exhibited improved dispersibility,...
The low-cost and high-capacity SiOx is widely recognized as an ideal anode material for lithium storage; however, the challenges of low conductivity significant volume expansion still need to be addressed. In this work, we incorporated into a lignin-derived carbon with elevated nitrogen content through step-by-step carbonization strategy. Initially, electrostatic assembly facilitated formation complex comprising modified lignin SiO2, which was subsequently subjected etching steps. Finally,...
Correction for ‘Lignin organic–inorganic supramolecular aggregate derived N,O co-doped porous carbon nanosheets high performance zinc-ion hybrid capacitors’ by Yukang Fan et al. , Green Chem. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1039/D4GC06259K.
High-performance ultraviolet photodetectors have important scientific research significance and practical application value, which has been the focus of researchers. In this work, we constructed a highly photosensitive UV photodetector with unique "sandwich" structure, was mainly composed two layers ZnO nanosheet arrays one layer polyaniline (PANI). The results showed that current ZnO/PANI devices 100 times higher than pure under same irradiation time. At 365 nm wavelength, device had...