title: Nitro Lignin-Derived Nitrogen-Doped Carbon as an Efficient and Sustainable Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction.
abstract: The use of lignin as a precursor for the synthesis of materials is nowadays considered very interesting from a sustainability standpoint. Here we illustrate the synthesis of a micro-, meso-, and macroporous nitrogen-doped carbon (NDC) using lignin extracted from beech wood via alkaline hydrothermal treatment and successively functionalized via aromatic nitration. The so obtained material is thus carbonized in the eutectic salt melt KCl/ZnCl2. The final NDC shows an excellent activity as electrocatalyst for the oxygen reduction reaction.
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Micaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Graglia
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Jonas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pampel
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Tina
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hantke
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Tim-Patrick
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Fellinger
authors.affiliation: Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces , 14424 Potsdam, Germany.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Esposito
keywords: electrocatalysis; ionothermal carbonization; lignin; nitration; nitrogen-doped carbon