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Improved CO2 adsorption and desorption using chemically derived activated carbon from corn cob hard shell

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-23 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100495

Mirana Tahsin , M. Shahinuzzaman , Taslima Akter , Rahim Abdur , Muhammad Shahriar Bashar , Md. Rafiul Kadir , Sirajul Hoque , Mohammad Shah Jamal , Mosharof Hossain

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Synthesis of multicolored photoluminescent carbon nanodots and applications to secured tags in anti-counterfeiting, traceability and digital passport product

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-19 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100497

Aïssatou Coumba Sow , Etienne Palleau , Isabelle Fabre–Francke , Nicolas Ratel-Ramond , Cécile Marcelot , Laurence Ressier

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3D printing of models of carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100498

Juliana Gretz , Sebastian Kruss

{"title":"3D printing of models of carbon nanotubes and related nanomaterials","authors":"Juliana Gretz , Sebastian Kruss","doi":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100498","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100498","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The structure of materials determines their properties. Visualizing molecular or nanoscale structures is crucial to understanding this relationship. Carbon nanomaterials are a particularly good example. Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) have different structures (chiralities), which translate into distinct optical colors and fluorescence properties. Nevertheless, it is difficult to comprehend why materials made only from carbon atoms have these different properties. Haptic materials can play a significant role in engaging newcomers, for public outreach as well as visualizing and explaining basic concepts of chemistry and physics for more advanced scientists. This article provides a beginner-friendly workflow to create 3D models of SWCNTs, graphene (nanoribbons/nanosheets) or modifications from scratch.</div><div>All used programs for chemical modeling are free to use, and no prior experience is required to follow the instructions. Exemplarily, a model of a single walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) is created in Avogadro. This file is then imported into Blender to customize the layout. In a next step the generated files are processed (sliced) to translate it into the language of a 3D printer. This article provides a tutorial for 3D print SWCNTs and related materials, introduces the computational tools that are necessary, and discusses teaching examples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52629,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Trends","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100498"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143697360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Synthesis of zirconium carbide via sol-gel method as a precursor for micro- and mesoporous carbide-derived carbon materials

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100494

Maarja Paalo , Selin Su Yegit , Lilian Moumaneix , Tanja Kallio , Alar Jänes

{"title":"Synthesis of zirconium carbide via sol-gel method as a precursor for micro- and mesoporous carbide-derived carbon materials","authors":"Maarja Paalo , Selin Su Yegit , Lilian Moumaneix , Tanja Kallio , Alar Jänes","doi":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100494","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100494","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The sol-gel method was used to synthesize a carbide precursor, which was then chlorinated to obtain micro- and mesoporous carbon material. Zirconium alkoxide was used as the starting material in the sol-gel synthesis process. The final carbon material was produced by chlorinating the sol-gel synthesized carbide at three different chlorination temperatures, 700 °C, 800 °C and 900 °C. Characterization of the synthesized carbide precursor and the final carbon materials revealed that all materials were porous. Sorption measurements were used to calculate specific surface areas using non-local density functional theory (NLDFT). The surface area of the sol-gel synthesized carbide reached up to 65 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>, while the carbon materials achieved surface areas up to 1570 m<sup>2</sup> g<sup>−1</sup>. For comparison, carbide-derived carbon materials were also synthesized from commercial zirconium carbide. The commercial zirconium carbide has very low porosity, resulting in a final carbon material that was primarily microporous, with a specific NLDFT surface area similar to that of sol-gel synthesized carbide-derived carbon material. However, the key difference is that carbon materials derived from commercial zirconium carbide contained only micropores, whereas the sol-gel synthesized carbide-derived carbon also have mesoporous areas. This mesoporosity is crucial for applications such as rapid ion transport in supercapacitor electrodes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52629,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Trends","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100494"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143641911","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Magnetic coupling of iron-based ferromagnetic nanoclusters encapsulated inside double-wall carbon nanotubes

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100483

Wilson Nieto , Johnny Chimborazo , Hidetsugu Shiozawa , Thomas Pichler , Paola Ayala , Dario Niebieskikwiat

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Structural and electrochemical characterization of diatomite with lignin, glucose, activated carbon and magnetic nanoparticles

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-06 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100492

Maria Silva , Sarah Briceño , Karla Vizuete , Alexis Debut , Gema González

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Diatomite with TiO2 nanoparticles for the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-04 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100488

Ariel Josue Ojeda Coba , Sarah Briceño , Karla Vizuete , Alexis Debut , Gema González

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X-ray tomo-ptychography of single micrometric carbon and basalt fibres

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-03-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100490

M. Ducousso , J. Rinkel , W. Boutu , F. Jenson , J. Pérez , P. Margerit , N. Quaglia , E. Heriprë , J.P. Marquez Costa , L. Courapied

{"title":"X-ray tomo-ptychography of single micrometric carbon and basalt fibres","authors":"M. Ducousso , J. Rinkel , W. Boutu , F. Jenson , J. Pérez , P. Margerit , N. Quaglia , E. Heriprë , J.P. Marquez Costa , L. Courapied","doi":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100490","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100490","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbon fibre-based composite materials are essential for emissions reduction in transportation. However, the physical properties of their main component, i.e. the micro-size carbon fibres, are still poorly documented because of experimental difficulties. Such material is however known for presenting high anisotropy between off- and on-axis properties. Here we have used Ptychography X-ray Computed Tomography to probe quantitatively the bulk electronic density and the morphology of micrometric carbon and basalt fibres. The carbon fibre exhibits a density variation as function of its radius, with a maximum at its center and a minimum around half of the radius, while the basalt fibre is homogeneous. Morphology is investigated at the fibre scale to quantify its deviations from a perfect cylinder and at the nanoscale to evaluate the texture of the surface. Resolutions are around 200 nm. This pioneering work should open new understandings and bulk or surface experimentations on single micron-size fibres at the nanoscale.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52629,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Trends","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100490"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-03-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143577867","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Graphene-modified g-C3N4/ α-Fe2O3 systems for light-induced hydrogen generation

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100491

Wassila Touati , Miroslava Filip Edelmannová , Mohamed Karmaoui , Ahmed Bekka , Clarisse Furgeaud , Chakib Alaoui , Imene kadi Allah , Bruno Figueiredo , J.A. Labrincha , Raul Arenal , Kamila Koci , David Maria Tobaldi

{"title":"Graphene-modified g-C3N4/ α-Fe2O3 systems for light-induced hydrogen generation","authors":"Wassila Touati , Miroslava Filip Edelmannová , Mohamed Karmaoui , Ahmed Bekka , Clarisse Furgeaud , Chakib Alaoui , Imene kadi Allah , Bruno Figueiredo , J.A. Labrincha , Raul Arenal , Kamila Koci , David Maria Tobaldi","doi":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100491","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100491","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Photocatalysis represents an advanced and efficient technology for harnessing light energy. The non-toxicity, affordability, and versatility of this technique render it particularly attractive for hydrogen production via water splitting. Nevertheless, the primary challenge lies in identifying materials capable of efficiently catalyzing the water splitting reaction upon exposure to light. This study presents the influence of the quantity of hematite and graphene on g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> in the context of hydrogen generation from methanol-water decomposition under UVC irradiation. Pure g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub> exhibits the highest hydrogen generation efficiency. However, adding hematite decreases photocatalytic efficiency, likely due to the formation of a type II heterojunction between α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>, which reduces the overall reduction capacity of the system. While incorporating graphene into the g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> system enhances photocatalytic efficiency by improving electron mobility and prolonging the lifetime of photo-generated excitons, the highest yield was achieved with BUF10/GNP0.5. This research offers valuable insights into charge transfer and separation processes for photo-generated excitons within the g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and g-C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>4</sub>/α-Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>/graphene systems in the context of light-induced hydrogen production.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":52629,"journal":{"name":"Carbon Trends","volume":"19 ","pages":"Article 100491"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143529594","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Fabrication and evaluation of carbon black of waste Tyre-derived activated carbon electrodes for enhanced supercapacitor performance 制备和评估由废轮胎衍生的炭黑活性炭电极，以提高超级电容器性能

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Carbon Trends Pub Date : 2025-02-26 DOI: 10.1016/j.cartre.2025.100489

Damu V. Rupnar , Hemraj M. Yadav , A.V.S.L. Sai Bharadwaj , Pradip B. Sarawade , Niranjan S. Ramgir , Gajanan S. Ghodake , Bharat G. Pawar

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