It is estimated that the world will need to double its energy supply by 2050. Nanotechnology
has opened up new frontiers in materials science and engineering to meet this challenge by …

Porous carbon materials are an attractive choice as electrode materials for supercapacitors
due to their large specific surface area, high conductivity, stable chemical properties and low …

Posidonia oceanica (L.) is an endemic species in the Mediterranean Sea, which, like
terrestrial plants, loses it leaves seasonally. The dead leaves are accumulated on the …

Granular micro/mesoporous carbon with a ratio of mesopore to total pore volume (V meso/V
total) greater than 75% was prepared using coconut shells as a precursor by a one-step …

Characterization: Wide-angle XRD patterns were recorded on a Bruker D4 diffractometer
(Germany) with Ni-filtered Cu Kα radiation (40 kV, 40 mA). Nitrogen sorption isotherms were …

A novel template-free method to synthesize NiO microstructures is reported and the
electrochemical properties of the fabricated microstructures are evaluated. Applying …

Driven by the dual‑carbon target strategy, the governance of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) is imminent. Traditional activated carbon adsorption is not conducive to the complete …

N enriched microporous active carbons (CACs) were successfully obtained with coffee
grounds as precursor and KOH as activator, which were used for the capture and conversion …

A major threat to the comfort of human life has been imposed by increased industrialization
and urbanization. The generation and disposal of huge amounts of toxic materials and …

A kind of polyacrylonitrile-based carbon with a 3-D continuous mesopore structure was
prepared by using silica gel as a template. Both the mesopore structure and the nitrogen …