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Heteroatom-doped porous carbon from methyl orange dye wastewater for oxygen reduction

  • Yiqing Wang
  • , Mingyuan Zhu
  • , Yingchun Li
  • , Mengjuan Zhang
  • , Xueyan Xue
  • , Yulin Shi
  • , Bin Dai
  • , Xuhong Guo*
  • , Feng Yu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Shihezi University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • East China University of Science and Technology

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Abstract

Banana peel-derived porous carbon (BPPC) was prepared from banana peel and used as an adsorbent for methyl orange (MO) wastewater removal. BPPC-MO50 is a N,S-doped BPPC obtained via secondary carbonization. The BPPC-MO50 exhibited a high specific surface area of 1774.3 m2/g. Heteroatom-doped porous carbon (PC) was successfully synthesized from the BPPC absorbed MO at high temperature and used for oxygen reduction. The BPPC-MO50 displayed the highest ORR onset potential among all carbon-based electrocatalysts, i.e., 0.93 V vs. reversible hydrogen electrode (RHE). This is the first report to describe porous carbon-activated materials from agriculture and forestry waste that is used for adsorption of dyes from wastewater via an enhanced heteroatom (N,S) content. These results may contribute to the sustainable development of dye wastewater treatment by transforming saturated PC into an effective material and has potential applications in fuel cells or as energy sources.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)172-178
Number of pages7
JournalGreen Energy and Environment
Volume3
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2018
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Banana peel
  • Dye wastewater
  • Heteroatom doping
  • Oxygen reduction reaction
  • Porous carbon

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