Qilang Lin

Preparation and application of porous nitrogen-doped graphene obtained by co-pyrolysis of lignosulfonate and graphene oxide.

Nitrogen-doped graphene with in-plane porous structure was fabricated by simple co-pyrolysis of lignosulfonate and graphene oxide in the presence of urea. Lignosulfonate first performs as a dispersant adsorbed on the surface of graphene oxide to prevent the aggregation of graphene oxide sheets for preparing homogeneous nitrogen-containing precursor, and then acts as a porogen to render graphene sheets with nanopores in the pyrolysis process of the nitrogen-containing precursor. Urea was used as a nitrogen source to incorporate nitrogen atoms into graphene basal plane. The special nanoporous structure combined with nitrogen content of 7.41at.% endows the nitrogen-doped graphene electrode material with super capacitance up to 170Fg(-1), high rate performance, and excellent cycling stability.

Fabrication, characterization and application of nitrogen-containing carbon nanospheres obtained by pyrolysis of lignosulfonate/poly(2-ethylaniline).

Lignosulfonate/poly(2-ethylaniline) (LS-PEA) composite nanospheres were prepared via in situ polymerization of 2-ethylaniline (EA) with lignosulfonate (LS) as a dispersant. LS-PEA nanospheres with an average diameter of 155 nm were obtained at an optimal LS concentration of 20 wt.%. Subsequently, nitrogen-containing carbon nanospheres were fabricated via direct pyrolysis of the LS-PEA composite nanospheres at 600-800 °C. The carbon nanospheres prepared by pyrolysis were used as anodes of lithium-ion batteries. The first charge and discharge capacity of carbon nanospheres prepared at 700 °C at current densities of 60 and 100 mA g(-1) were 980 and 432 mAh g(-1), and 764 and 342 mAh g(-1), respectively. The batteries still owned a high capacity of 353 and 296 mAh g(-1) after 20 cycles. The results indicated that these nitrogen-containing carbon nanospheres could be used as a promising candidate for electrode materials of lithium-ion batteries.

Fabrication of poly(N-ethylaniline)/lignosulfonate composites and their carbon microspheres

Novel poly(N-ethylaniline)/lignosulfonate (PNA-LS) composites were prepared via an in situ polymerization of N-ethylaniline (NA) with lignosulfonate (LS) as a dispersant. Nitrogen-containing carbon materials were obtained by direct pyrolysis of the PNA-LS composites at the pyrolytic temperatures ranging from 300°C to 1200°C. The as-prepared PNA-LS composites and their carbon materials were investigated by TGA, SEM, TEM, FTIR and UV-vis spectra, XRD and elemental analysis. The results showed that the morphology, structure and properties of the PNA-LS composites were depended on the LS:NA mass ratio. PNA-LS microspheres with an average diameter of 1300 nm could be fabricated when the LS:NA mass ratio was 2.5:97.5, while regular hexagon sheets of PNA-LS composite were obtained with the LS:NA mass ratio above 5:95. Furthermore, nitrogen-containing carbon nanospheres with an average diameter of 820 nm were achieved at the carbonization temperature of 800°C.