Versatile Nanostructures from Rice Husk Biomass for Energy Applications

Zhaofeng Wang; Andrew T Smith; Weixing Wang; Luyi Sun

doi:10.1002/anie.201802050

Versatile Nanostructures from Rice Husk Biomass for Energy Applications

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2018 Oct 15;57(42):13722-13734. doi: 10.1002/anie.201802050. Epub 2018 Sep 19.

Authors

Zhaofeng Wang^{1

2

3}, Andrew T Smith^{1

2}, Weixing Wang⁴, Luyi Sun^{1

2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Polymer Program, Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA.
² Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA.
³ State Key Laboratory of Solid Lubrication, Lanzhou Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou, Gansu, 730000, China.
⁴ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China Key Laboratory of Enhanced Heat Transfer and Energy Conservation of the Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510640, China.
⁵ Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA.

PMID: 29781126
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802050

Abstract

Converting biomass into valuable products has great benefits in terms of both economic and environmental considerations, and has attracted considerable attention in recent years. Rice husk biomass was initially utilized to produce bulk materials for conventional applications while a variety of advanced nanostructures (NSs) have been fabricated over the past few years. In addition to their low cost and environmental friendliness, RH-derived NSs (RH-NSs) exhibit versatile properties, which are promising for broad applications in various fields. In this Review, we summarize the latest research on RH-NSs, covering their design, fabrication, properties, and applications in the modern energy field. Based on the unique structure and components of RHs, a series of carbon/silicon-based novel NSs with outstanding performances have been exploited, which are difficult to be synthesized using conventional chemical reagents. We also discuss perspective uses of RH-NSs on the basis of the current research progress.

Keywords: carbon; lithium ion batteries; nanostructures; rice husk biomass; silicon.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Biomass*
Carbon / chemistry
Electric Power Supplies
Nanostructures / chemistry*
Oryza / metabolism*
Silicon / chemistry

Substances

Carbon
Silicon

Grants and funding

SU-83529201/EPA/EPA/United States