C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties

A two-step method for the synthesis of C/Ni/N nanocomposites based on hydrolysis lignin from wood chemical processing waste is proposed. These nanocomposites were found to have a well-developed porous structure with a wide pore size distribution. It was shown that doping hydrolysis lignin with urea-...

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Main Authors: Ihor Bordun, Dariusz Calus, Ewelina Szymczykiewicz, Myroslav Malovanyy, Nazar Nahurskyi, Anatoliy Borysiuk, Yuriy Kulyk
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Dariusz Calus
Ewelina Szymczykiewicz
Myroslav Malovanyy
Nazar Nahurskyi
Anatoliy Borysiuk
Yuriy Kulyk
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description A two-step method for the synthesis of C/Ni/N nanocomposites based on hydrolysis lignin from wood chemical processing waste is proposed. These nanocomposites were found to have a well-developed porous structure with a wide pore size distribution. It was shown that doping hydrolysis lignin with urea-derived nitrogen leads to the appearance of ferromagnetic behavior in the carbon material. When nickel chloride was added during pyrolysis, the magnetic behavior of the C/Ni/N composite was provided by superparamagnetic Ni particles less than 30 nm in size and the magnetism of the carbon matrix. The addition of urea during the synthesis of the nanocomposite further promotes better integration of nickel into the carbon structure. According to the results of magnetic studies, the nickel content in the C/Ni/N nanocomposite was 19 wt.% compared to 15 wt.% in the C/Ni nanocomposite. The synthesized nanocomposite was demonstrated to have no residual magnetization, so its particles do not agglomerate after the external magnetic field is removed. Due to this property and the well-developed porous structure, C/Ni/N composites have the potential to be used as catalysts, active electrode materials for autonomous energy sources, and in environmental technologies as magnetically sensitive adsorbents.
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spelling doaj-art-128033b68b854b15a0edfac583a346e02025-08-20T01:55:33ZengMDPI AGNanomaterials2079-49912024-11-011423188610.3390/nano14231886C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic PropertiesIhor Bordun0Dariusz Calus1Ewelina Szymczykiewicz2Myroslav Malovanyy3Nazar Nahurskyi4Anatoliy Borysiuk5Yuriy Kulyk6Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, J. Dabrowskiego Str. 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, J. Dabrowskiego Str. 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Czestochowa University of Technology, J. Dabrowskiego Str. 69, 42-201 Czestochowa, PolandViacheslav Chornovil Institute of Sustainable Development, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandera Str. 12, 79013 Lviv, UkraineViacheslav Chornovil Institute of Sustainable Development, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandera Str. 12, 79013 Lviv, UkraineViacheslav Chornovil Institute of Sustainable Development, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Bandera Str. 12, 79013 Lviv, UkraineFaculty of Physics, Ivan Franko Lviv National University, Universytetska Str. 1, 79005 Lviv, UkraineA two-step method for the synthesis of C/Ni/N nanocomposites based on hydrolysis lignin from wood chemical processing waste is proposed. These nanocomposites were found to have a well-developed porous structure with a wide pore size distribution. It was shown that doping hydrolysis lignin with urea-derived nitrogen leads to the appearance of ferromagnetic behavior in the carbon material. When nickel chloride was added during pyrolysis, the magnetic behavior of the C/Ni/N composite was provided by superparamagnetic Ni particles less than 30 nm in size and the magnetism of the carbon matrix. The addition of urea during the synthesis of the nanocomposite further promotes better integration of nickel into the carbon structure. According to the results of magnetic studies, the nickel content in the C/Ni/N nanocomposite was 19 wt.% compared to 15 wt.% in the C/Ni nanocomposite. The synthesized nanocomposite was demonstrated to have no residual magnetization, so its particles do not agglomerate after the external magnetic field is removed. Due to this property and the well-developed porous structure, C/Ni/N composites have the potential to be used as catalysts, active electrode materials for autonomous energy sources, and in environmental technologies as magnetically sensitive adsorbents.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/23/1886carbon nanocompositesporous structuressuperparamagnetic particlesresidual magnetizationphase magnetic analysis
spellingShingle Ihor Bordun
Dariusz Calus
Ewelina Szymczykiewicz
Myroslav Malovanyy
Nazar Nahurskyi
Anatoliy Borysiuk
Yuriy Kulyk
C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
Nanomaterials
carbon nanocomposites
porous structures
superparamagnetic particles
residual magnetization
phase magnetic analysis
title C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
title_full C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
title_fullStr C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
title_full_unstemmed C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
title_short C/Ni/N Nanocomposites Based on Hydrolysis Lignin: Synthesis, Study of Structural and Magnetic Properties
title_sort c ni n nanocomposites based on hydrolysis lignin synthesis study of structural and magnetic properties
topic carbon nanocomposites
porous structures
superparamagnetic particles
residual magnetization
phase magnetic analysis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/14/23/1886
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