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Title: Lignin-derived electrochemical energy materials and systems

Abstract

Electrode and electrolyte materials with higher performance, longer life, and lower cost need to be developed, given the substantial growing demand for advanced electrochemical energy systems. Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer, has been successfully demonstrated to be a viable precursor or feedstock for the preparation of high-performance electrochemical energy materials and components such as electrodes, electrolyte additives, membrane separators, and binders. Moreover, techno-economic analyses indicate that it is possible to prepare cost-effective carbon structures from lignin at engineering scale, in contrast with current carbon products. These facts suggest that the scalable conversion of lignin into high-value energy materials will offer a promising pathway to not only promote the utilization and valorization of lignin but also boost the development of advanced electrochemical energy systems. This review examines cutting-edge renewable energy materials derived from various lignin compounds and their applications in electrochemical energy systems with an emphasis on supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, and fuel cells. Meanwhile, this review also aims to carve out the critical barriers for lignin-derived high-performance materials for energy applications, and to identify viable approaches for the synthesis of sustainable new energy materials.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [3];  [4]; ORCiD logo [5];  [6]; ORCiD logo [7]
  1. Washington State Univ., Richland, WA (United States); Beihang Univ., Beijing (China)
  2. Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
  4. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  5. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
  6. Beihang Univ., Beijing (China)
  7. Washington State Univ., Richland, WA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Aalto Univ., (Finland)
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Research Org.:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
OSTI Identifier:
1737405
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1595147; OSTI ID: 1761684
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-144600
Journal ID: ISSN 1932-104X
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC05-76RL01830; EE0008250; AC02-05CH11231; AC07-05ID14517; AC05-00OR22725; AC02‐05CH11231; AC05‐00OR22725
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 14; Journal Issue: 3; Journal ID: ISSN 1932-104X
Publisher:
Wiley
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
09 BIOMASS FUELS; lignin valorization; large-scale production; biomass utilization; energy storage; electrochemical systems; renewable materials

Citation Formats

Wu, Xiaoyu, Jiang, Junhua, Wang, Chongmin, Liu, Jian, Pu, Yunqiao, Ragauskas, Arthur, Li, Songmei, and Yang, Bin. Lignin-derived electrochemical energy materials and systems. United States: N. p., 2020. Web. doi:10.1002/bbb.2083.
Wu, Xiaoyu, Jiang, Junhua, Wang, Chongmin, Liu, Jian, Pu, Yunqiao, Ragauskas, Arthur, Li, Songmei, & Yang, Bin. Lignin-derived electrochemical energy materials and systems. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2083
Wu, Xiaoyu, Jiang, Junhua, Wang, Chongmin, Liu, Jian, Pu, Yunqiao, Ragauskas, Arthur, Li, Songmei, and Yang, Bin. Fri . "Lignin-derived electrochemical energy materials and systems". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2083. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1737405.
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author = {Wu, Xiaoyu and Jiang, Junhua and Wang, Chongmin and Liu, Jian and Pu, Yunqiao and Ragauskas, Arthur and Li, Songmei and Yang, Bin},
abstractNote = {Electrode and electrolyte materials with higher performance, longer life, and lower cost need to be developed, given the substantial growing demand for advanced electrochemical energy systems. Lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer, has been successfully demonstrated to be a viable precursor or feedstock for the preparation of high-performance electrochemical energy materials and components such as electrodes, electrolyte additives, membrane separators, and binders. Moreover, techno-economic analyses indicate that it is possible to prepare cost-effective carbon structures from lignin at engineering scale, in contrast with current carbon products. These facts suggest that the scalable conversion of lignin into high-value energy materials will offer a promising pathway to not only promote the utilization and valorization of lignin but also boost the development of advanced electrochemical energy systems. This review examines cutting-edge renewable energy materials derived from various lignin compounds and their applications in electrochemical energy systems with an emphasis on supercapacitors, rechargeable batteries, and fuel cells. Meanwhile, this review also aims to carve out the critical barriers for lignin-derived high-performance materials for energy applications, and to identify viable approaches for the synthesis of sustainable new energy materials.},
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journal = {Biofuels, Bioproducts & Biorefining},
number = 3,
volume = 14,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2020},
month = {Fri Jan 24 00:00:00 EST 2020}
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