Energy applications of ionic liquids: recent developments and future prospects

T Zhou, C Gui, L Sun, Y Hu, H Lyu, Z Wang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) consisting entirely of ions exhibit many fascinating and tunable properties,
making them promising functional materials for a large number of energy-related …

Lignin-derived electrode materials for supercapacitor applications: progress and perspectives

Y Tong, J Yang, J Li, Z Cong, L Wei, M Liu… - Journal of Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is one of the most abundant natural polymers and is affordable, has high carbon
content and abundant active functional groups. At present, lignin-derived carbon is …

History repeats itself again: Will the mistakes of the past for ILs be repeated for DESs? From being considered ionic liquids to becoming their alternative: The …

J Afonso, A Mezzetta, IM Marrucho, L Guazzelli - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The establishment of the place of Deep Eutectic Solvents (DESs) as a new class of green
solvents was essentially grounded on naïve comparisons with Ionic Liquids (ILs), since both …

Bioinspired and bioderived aqueous electrocatalysis

J Barrio, A Pedersen, S Favero, H Luo, M Wang… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The development of efficient and sustainable electrochemical systems able to provide clean-
energy fuels and chemicals is one of the main current challenges of materials science and …

Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions

JY Zhu, X Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic plant biomass is recognized as an alternative resource for sustainable
production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and polymeric materials through the biorefining …

Organosolv biorefinery: resource-based process optimisation, pilot technology scale-up and economics

G Tofani, E Jasiukaitytė-Grojzdek, M Grilc… - Green Chemistry, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This tutorial review aims to describe the status of the scaling up of organosolv treatment. It is
a process where various lignocellulosic materials are fractionated, selective …

Protic ionic liquids for sustainable uses

J Bailey, EL Byrne, P Goodrich, P Kavanagh… - Green …, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
This review provides an overview of the current state-of-the-art and major trends in the
application of protic ionic liquids (PILs) to sustainable chemistry. Following a brief …

Transforming lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels enabled by ionic liquid pretreatment

J Zhang, X Zhang, M Yang, S Singh, G Cheng - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Processes that can convert lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and chemicals are
particularly attractive considering renewability and minimal environmental impact. Ionic …

Effective pretreatment of lignin-rich coconut wastes using a low-cost ionic liquid

SO Anuchi, KLS Campbell, JP Hallett - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Coconut husks and shells are underutilised agricultural feedstocks in the bio-based industry.
These biomass wastes have a higher lignin content than other woody biomass and have …

High‐density lignin‐derived carbon nanofiber supercapacitors with enhanced volumetric energy density

S Hérou, JJ Bailey, M Kok, P Schlee, R Jervis… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Supercapacitors are increasingly used in short‐distance electric transportation due to their
long lifetime (≈ 15 years) and fast charging capability (> 10 A g− 1). To improve their market …