Biomass co-products are pyrolyzed into activated carbon while off-gas oxidation recycles heat, CO2, and H2O back into the host plant.
Sand granules insulate the reactor and support temperature-based char removal, cutting refractory cost and reducing slagging in biomass decomposition.
Microwave sulfonation with waste polyethylene oil and sulfuric acid turns waste plastic into carbon fiber materials with lower heat and energy use.
Chemical bonding between MXene and lignin boosts sensitivity and fast response for power-free detection of low-concentration CO2 and NO2.
Condensed pyrolysis liquids are blended back with biogenic solids to recover carbon, cut pollution, and raise fixed-carbon biocarbon yield.
A two-stage hydrothermal process separates low- and high-temperature conversion of seaweed to raise liquid hydrocarbon and carbide yield.
Pre-drying lignite to 15-20 wt% moisture before steam activation raises on-size yield, hardens granules, and reduces breakage with little adsorption loss.
Renewable biomass and binders are pressed, dried, and graphitized to make lower-cost graphite blocks for high-temperature insulation and filtration.
A single liquid-phase deposition mixes graphene oxide with metal precursors to form encapsulated 2D heterostructures with better scalability and interface quality.
Waste paper is formed into binder-stabilized briquettes, dried, then carbonized and graphitized to avoid cracking and cut material cost.
A supercritical fluid route uses halogenating agents to etch MAX phases into MXenes while avoiding hydrofluoric acid formation.
A coaxial microwave plasma torch uses an inert gas path and modular tubes to expand intercalated graphite uniformly while limiting arcs and defects.
A silica-based microporous aerogel captures CO2 from very low-concentration gas streams while enabling low-energy regeneration and reuse.
Sequentially energized workstations and pre-graphitization boxes reuse cooling heat to cut furnace footprint, heat loss, and graphitization time.
Wood-based activated carbon adsorbs antimony from yellow phosphorus, avoiding exothermic oxidation and limiting phosphorus loss.
Mild Fenton oxidation forms graphene/graphene oxide core-shell particulates with better solubility and thermal stability while preserving conductivity.
Hydroxyl- and phosphate-functionalized coir carbon enables low-cost sachet or tap filtration that removes hardness, fluoride, and heavy metals.
Controlling polycarbosilane molecular weight enables silicon carbide fibers with fewer defects, high strength, and no infusibilization step.