Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review
Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties, and become the focus of research in many fields including energy, environmental protection, and information technology. Notably, cellulose acetate, the main compone...
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| author | Ye Chen Shilong Li Congxin Xia Miao Tian Yaxin Guo Xupo Liu Mingjin Cui Shixue Dou Hanleem Lee Vadivel Subramaniam Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran Xinghui Liu |
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| description | Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties, and become the focus of research in many fields including energy, environmental protection, and information technology. Notably, cellulose acetate, the main component of cigarette butts (CBs), is a one-dimensional precursor with a large specific surface area and aspect ratio. Still, their usefulness as building fillers has often been underestimated before. This review summarizes recent advances in CBs recycling and provides suggested guidelines for its use as a CLDM material in renewable energy. Specifically, we first describe the harmful effects of CBs as pollutants in our lives to emphasize the importance of proper recycling. We then summarize previous methods of recycling CBs waste, including clay bricks, asphalt concrete pavement, gypsum, acoustic materials, chemisorption, vector control, and corrosion control. The potential applications of CBs include triboelectric nanogenerator applications, flexible batteries, enhanced metal-organic framework material energy storage devices, and carbon-based hydrogen storage. Finally, the advantages of utilizing CBs-derived CLDM materials over conventional solutions in the energy field are discussed. This review will provide new avenues for solving the intractable problem of CBs and reducing the manufacturing costs of renewable materials. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-33c41ca58ab5475a8db626e9687d41792025-08-20T03:52:19ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.Advanced Powder Materials2772-834X2025-06-014310029510.1016/j.apmate.2025.100295Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive reviewYe Chen0Shilong Li1Congxin Xia2Miao Tian3Yaxin Guo4Xupo Liu5Mingjin Cui6Shixue Dou7Hanleem Lee8Vadivel Subramaniam9Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran10Xinghui Liu11Henan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaHenan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaHenan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaHenan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaHenan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, ChinaHenan Engineering Research Center of Design and Recycle for Advanced Electrochemical Energy Storage Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Corresponding author.Institute of Energy Materials Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaInstitute of Energy Materials Science, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai 200093, ChinaDepartment of Chemistry, Myongji University, 116 Myongji Ro, Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, 17058, South KoreaDepartment of Physics, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Thandalam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 602105, IndiaDepartment of Physics Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Vadapalani Campus, Chennai, 600026, Tamilnadu, IndiaScience and Technology on Aerospace Chemical Power Laboratory, Laboratory of Emergency Safety and Rescue Technology, Hubei Institute of Aerospace Chemotechnology, Xiangyang 441003, China; Corresponding author.Carbon-based low-dimensional materials (CLDM) with elemental carbon as the main component have unique physical and chemical properties, and become the focus of research in many fields including energy, environmental protection, and information technology. Notably, cellulose acetate, the main component of cigarette butts (CBs), is a one-dimensional precursor with a large specific surface area and aspect ratio. Still, their usefulness as building fillers has often been underestimated before. This review summarizes recent advances in CBs recycling and provides suggested guidelines for its use as a CLDM material in renewable energy. Specifically, we first describe the harmful effects of CBs as pollutants in our lives to emphasize the importance of proper recycling. We then summarize previous methods of recycling CBs waste, including clay bricks, asphalt concrete pavement, gypsum, acoustic materials, chemisorption, vector control, and corrosion control. The potential applications of CBs include triboelectric nanogenerator applications, flexible batteries, enhanced metal-organic framework material energy storage devices, and carbon-based hydrogen storage. Finally, the advantages of utilizing CBs-derived CLDM materials over conventional solutions in the energy field are discussed. This review will provide new avenues for solving the intractable problem of CBs and reducing the manufacturing costs of renewable materials.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772834X25000314Low-dimensional materialsCigarette buttsCellulose acetateEnergy storageGraphene |
| spellingShingle | Ye Chen Shilong Li Congxin Xia Miao Tian Yaxin Guo Xupo Liu Mingjin Cui Shixue Dou Hanleem Lee Vadivel Subramaniam Krishnamoorthy Ramachandran Xinghui Liu Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review Advanced Powder Materials Low-dimensional materials Cigarette butts Cellulose acetate Energy storage Graphene |
| title | Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review |
| title_full | Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review |
| title_short | Exploring the potential of low-dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications: A comprehensive review |
| title_sort | exploring the potential of low dimensional materials from cigarette butts for energy applications a comprehensive review |
| topic | Low-dimensional materials Cigarette butts Cellulose acetate Energy storage Graphene |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772834X25000314 |
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