Biochar as construction materials for achieving carbon neutrality

Y Zhang, M He, L Wang, J Yan, B Ma, X Zhu, YS Ok… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The
development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has …

Recent advancements in latent heat phase change materials and their applications for thermal energy storage and buildings: A state of the art review

F Hassan, F Jamil, A Hussain, HM Ali… - Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have received substantial interest for their ability to store
and release latent heat for energy conservation and thermal control purposes. PCMs are …

Various biomass pyrolysis conditions influence the porosity and pore size distribution of biochar

R Muzyka, E Misztal, J Hrabak, SW Banks, M Sajdak - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is obtained from the pyrolysis of biomass in the absence of oxygen and has great
potential as a sorbent or as a carbon sequestration material. Although numerous studies …

Review of carbon nanotube research and development: materials and emerging applications

KJ Hughes, KA Iyer, RE Bird, J Ivanov… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2024 - ACS Publications
In this study, we present our findings from analyzing data contained in approximately
265,000 journal and patent publications in the field of carbon nanotube (CNT)-related …

Eco-friendly coconut shell biochar based nano-inclusion for sustainable energy storage of binary eutectic salt hydrate phase change materials

B Kalidasan, AK Pandey, R Saidur, R Kothari… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Eco-friendly, stable and thermally reliable nano enhanced phase change materials (PCMs)
with improved thermal property and photo absorbance are vital competencies for solar …

Sustainable biochar: A facile strategy for soil and environmental restoration, energy generation, mitigation of global climate change and circular bioeconomy

S Neogi, V Sharma, N Khan, D Chaurasia, A Ahmad… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing agro-demands with the burgeoning population lead to the accumulation of
lignocellulosic residues. The practice of burning agri-residues has consequences viz …

Biochar composites: Emerging trends, field successes and sustainability implications

L Wang, YS Ok, DCW Tsang, DS Alessi… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered biochars are promising candidates in a wide range of environmental
applications, including soil fertility improvement, contaminant immobilization, wastewater …

Next generation phase change materials: State-of-the-art towards sustainable future

B Kalidasan, AK Pandey - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) show promise for thermal energy storage (TES) owing to
their substantial latent heat during phase transition. However, the power density and overall …

Structurally advanced hybrid support composite phase change materials: architectural synergy

DG Atinafu, BY Yun, S Yang, H Yuk, S Wi… - Energy Storage Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Phase change materials (PCMs) have rediscovered and receiving increasing attention in the
fabrication of state-of-the-art renewable energy technologies owing to their outstanding role …

Recent developments in nano-enhanced phase change materials for solar thermal storage

BMS Punniakodi, R Senthil - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2022 - Elsevier
The effective utilization of solar energy is feasible by matching the energy supply to demand
with selective solar collectors and energy storage. Solar thermal systems with thermal …