From Green to Black Gold: Highly Microporous Carbons from Pistachio Shells by a Controlled Physical Activation Process
Highly microporous carbons with BET surface areas of up to ca. 3300 m2 g-1 and pore volumes of up to 1.6 cm3 g-1 have been successfully synthesized from pistachio shells, a waste whose generation is growing on account of the nutritive value of pistachios and the resilience of this crop to climate ch...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) |
| Repositorio: | DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:digital.csic.es:10261/383408 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10261/383408 https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85208503664 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Porosity Biomass CO2 activation Carbon Hydrothermal carbonization http://metadata.un.org/sdg/9 http://metadata.un.org/sdg/7 Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation |
| Sumario: | Highly microporous carbons with BET surface areas of up to ca. 3300 m2 g-1 and pore volumes of up to 1.6 cm3 g-1 have been successfully synthesized from pistachio shells, a waste whose generation is growing on account of the nutritive value of pistachios and the resilience of this crop to climate change. Such a high pore development has been achieved by a simple and benign CO2 physical activation process assisted by a custom pre-treatment of the biomass. Different approaches have been explored in this work for the transformation of pistachio shells into carbon materials with diverse microstructures, mineral matter content and particle size/morphology, tuning thereby their reactivities towards CO2 and diffusion kinetics and, in this way, pore development. In particular, the most efficient route for the production of highly microporous carbons from pistachio shells involves a hydrothermal carbonization process which increases the degree of aromatization and effectively removes the mineral matter, enhancing thereby the efficiency of both carbon production and porosity generation. By increasing the activation temperature, substantial shortening of the operation time can be achieved without compromising pore development. This work provides new integral strategies towards the production of biomass-based, CO2-activated carbons with a focus on optimizing pore structure, minimizing energy consumption and maximizing product yield. |
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