Efficient upcycling of polypropylene-based waste disposable masks into hard carbons for anodes in sodium ion batteries
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Carbon nanotubes, whose manufacture frequently requires energy- and resource-intensive production processes, have been produced utilizing waste plastics derived from homopolymers or blends such as polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyethylene.
“The manufacture of carbon nanotubes, a process that frequently requires energy- and resource-intensive production processes, was conducted, utilizing waste plastics derived from either homopolymers or blends, such as polystyrene, polypropylene, and polyethylene [80,81,82].”
From Transforming Plastic Waste into Value: A Review of Management Strategies and Innovative Applications in Sustainable Construction (2025) · cites this paper as [81]
The polypropylene-based disposable masks were sulphonated by sulfuric acid and then heated to 2400 °C to convert into non-graphitized carbon powder.
“The polypropylene-based disposable masks were sulphonated by sulfuric acid and then heated to 2400 °C to convert into non-graphitized carbon powder.”
From Conversion of waste plastics into value-added carbon materials (2023) · cites this paper as Lee et al. 2022
Used as the anode material of sodium-ion battery, the graphitized carbon electrode had the highest reversible capacity of 340 mAh/g and superior rate performance at a current of 0.01 A/g.
“Used as the anode material of sodium-ion battery, the graphitized carbon electrode had the highest reversible capacity of 340 m Ah/g and superior rate performance at a current of 0.01 A/g (Lee et al. 2022).”
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- Authors
- Lee, G., Eui Lee, M., Kim, S.-S., Joh, H.-I., & Lee, S.
- Affiliations
- Konkuk University (KR)
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KR)
- Corresponding author
- Lee, Gwanwon
- Lee, Sungho
- Venue
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 105
- Pages
- 268-277
- ISSN
- 1226-086X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3201721762
- Cited by
- 87
- References
- 66
- Citations by year
- 2026: 15 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 19 · 2023: 24 · 2022: 12
- FWCI
- 4.05
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Korea Ministry of Trade Industry and Energy
- Korea Institute of Science and Technology
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advancements in Battery Materials
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Extraction and Separation Processes
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
- Keywords
- plastic waste upcycling, hard carbon anode, sodium-ion batteries, sulfuric acid treatment, sulfonation, pyrolysis, hard carbon, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, crosslinking, rate capability, energy density
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