Environmentally-friendly preparation of natural hollow carbon spheres derived from a biomass puffball for <i>in situ</i> upgrading of lignin-derived vanillin
Changzhou Chen, Xialin Ji, Yongzhi Xiong, Jianchun Jiang
Abstract
Biomass appears to be a potential candidate for the preparation of porous carbon materials with wide applications for catalytic fields due to its low price, green sustainability and natural hierarchical porous structure.
Topics & Concepts
Environmentally friendlyLigninVanillinBiomass (ecology)Carbon fibersPorosityNatural materialsMaterials scienceSPHERESCatalysisChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryPulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryComposite materialPolymer scienceEcologyBiologyEngineeringAerospace engineeringComposite numberCatalysis for Biomass ConversionLignin and Wood ChemistryBiochemical and biochemical processes