Solvent-free valorization of sugarcane bagasse fibers into nitrogen-doped microporous carbons: Efficient contenders for selective carbon dioxide captureShow others and affiliations
2025 (English)In: Journal of CO2 Utilization, ISSN 2212-9820, E-ISSN 2212-9839, Vol. 92, article id 103033Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Nitrogen-doped porous carbons have been widely explored for CO₂ storage and separation, but expensive precursors and intricate synthetic approaches often limit their practical deployment. Here, we report a facile, one-step, solvent-free method to design nitrogen-doped microporous carbons (SBF-BC-KMx) for efficient CO₂ capture from sugarcane bagasse fibers (SBF) as a low-cost precursor. Melamine and KOH were used as a nitrogen-doping source and an activator, respectively. The specimen (SBF-BC-KM0.5), prepared with optimized melamine loading, possessed efficient textural features, including a specific surface area (SSA) of 1138 m² g⁻¹ , a micropore volume of 0.396 cm³ g⁻¹ , high concentration of ultra-micropores (<0.6 nm) (89 %) and high content of pyrrolic-N functionality (35 %). These properties enhanced the CO₂ capture performance, achieving 244.4 mg g⁻¹ at 273 K, 170.0 mg g⁻¹ at 293 K and 1 bar, and 351.5 mg g⁻¹ at 293 K and 10 bar. The optimized material exhibited a moderate isosteric heat of adsorption and an effective CO₂/N₂ selectivity at 293 K. The high ultra-micropore density significantly boosted CO₂ uptake and maintained stable CO₂ uptake over five adsorption cycles. Overall, this work devoted efforts to sustainable environment, biowaste management, and possible practical applicability of designed adsorbent for CO2 storage.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2025. Vol. 92, article id 103033
Keywords [en]
Biowaste, Ultra-micropores, Nitrogen-doped porous carbons, CO2 adsorption, selectivity
National Category
Materials Chemistry Organic Chemistry
Research subject
Engineering Materials; Experimental Physics
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-111646DOI: 10.1016/j.jcou.2025.103033ISI: 001424025100001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85216690253OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-111646DiVA, id: diva2:1938132
Funder
Swedish Research Council Formas, 2022–01989
Note
Validerad;2025;Nivå 2;2025-02-17 (u4);
Excellent Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (228121); Korea Energy (No. 2024-Research and Development in Field Technology, Yeongheung-01); National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) (2023R1A2C1004109);
Fulltext license: CC BY
2025-02-172025-02-172025-10-21Bibliographically approved