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Physicochemical and Optical Characterization of Citrus aurantium Derived Biochar for Solar Absorber Applications

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Gonzalez-Canche, Nancy G., Carrillo, Jose G., Escobar-Morales, Beatriz, Salgado-Tránsito, Iván, Pacheco, Neith, Pech-Cohuo, Soledad Cecilia, Peña-Cruz, Manuel I.·2021·Materials
DOI 10.3390/ma14164756PMC PMC8400949
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Agro-industrial waste valorization is an attractive approach that offers new alternatives to deal with shrinkage and residue problems. One of these approaches is the synthesis of advanced carbon materials. Current research has shown that citrus waste, mainly orange peel, can be a precursor for the synthesis of high-quality carbon materials for chemical adsorption and energy storage applications. A recent approach to the utilization of advanced carbon materials based on lignocellulosic biomass is their use in solar absorber coatings for solar-thermal applications. This study focused on the production of biochar from Citrus aurantium orange peel by a pyrolysis process at different temperatures. Biochars were characterized by SEM, elemental analysis, TGA-DSC, FTIR, DRX, Raman, and XPS spectroscopies. Optical properties such as diffuse reflectance in the UV−VIS−NIR region was also determined. Physical-chemical characterization revealed that the pyrolysis temperature had a negative effect in yield of biochars, whereas biochars with a higher carbon content, aromaticity, thermal stability, and structural order were produced as the temperature increased. Diffuse reflectance measurements revealed that it is possible to reduce the reflectance of the material by controlling its pyrolysis temperature, producing a material with physicochemical and optical properties that could be attractive for use as a pigment in solar absorber coatings.

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  • Biochar has been used as a pigment in solar absorber coatings owing to its possibility to reduce the reflectance of the material.

    “Furthermore, biochar has also been used as a pigment in solar absorber coatings owing to its possibility to reduce the reflectance of the material (Gonzalez-Canche et al. 2021).”

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    The Conclusions report that higher pyrolysis temperatures reduced the biochars’ diffuse reflectance and describe them as potential light-absorbing materials for solar absorber coatings. The paper supports biochar’s suitability as a pigment, but does not report that its biochar was actually used in a coating. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Gonzalez-Canche, N. G., Carrillo, J. G., Escobar-Morales, B., Salgado-Tránsito, I., Pacheco, N., Pech-Cohuo, S. C., & Peña-Cruz, M. I.
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  • Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C. Unidad Aguascalientes, Prol. Constitución 607, Fracc. Reserva Loma Bonita, Aguascalientes 20200, Mexico
  • Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, A.C (MX)
  • CONACYT-Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Carretera Sierra Papacal-Chuburná Puerto, Km 5, Mérida, Yucatán 97302, Mexico
  • CONACYT, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A.C. Unidad Aguascalientes, Prol. Constitución 607, Fracc. Reserva Loma Bonita, Aguascalientes 20200, Mexico
  • Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco (MX)
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2021-08-23
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14
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16
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4756
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1996-1944 (ISSN-L)
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10.3390/ma14164756
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PMC8400949
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  • International Development Research Centre (60228: Estancias Posdoctorales para Mujeres Mexicanas Indígenas en Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingenierías y Matemáticas, CONACYT-CIESAS-IDRC)
  • Secretaría de Energía de México (Grant 207450, “Centro Mexicano de Innovación en Energía Solar (CeMIE-Sol)”, within strategic project No. 120)
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  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Materials Chemistry › Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Keywords
biochar, Citrus aurantium, orange peel, pyrolysis temperature, solar absorber coatings, solar thermal applications, diffuse reflectance, optical properties, lignocellulosic biomass valorization, agro-industrial waste, carbon materials, aromaticity, thermal stability

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