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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 13, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-33496-2
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- Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality [20JC1414900]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [U20A20257]
- Program of Shanghai Academic/Technology Research Leader [20XD1433700]
- Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission [2017-01-07-00-03-E00055]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2232022D-04]
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The high value utilization of renewable biomass materials is crucial for sustainable development. We have developed a method to continuously prepare high-performance carbon nanotube fibers from lignin with satisfactory strength and electrical conductivity. The production rate is also impressive, making this method applicable in various fields.
High value utilization of renewable biomass materials is of great significance to the sustainable development of human beings. For example, because biomass contains large amounts of carbon, they are ideal candidates for the preparation of carbon nanotube fibers. However, continuous preparation of such fibers using biomass as carbon source remains a huge challenge due to the complex chemical structure of the precursors. Here, we realize continuous preparation of high-performance carbon nanotube fibers from lignin by solvent dispersion, high-temperature pyrolysis, catalytic synthesis, and assembly. The fibers exhibit a tensile strength of 1.33 GPa and an electrical conductivity of 1.19 x 10(5) S m(-1), superior to that of most biomass-derived carbon materials to date. More importantly, we achieve continuous production rate of 120 m h(-1). Our preparation method is extendable to other biomass materials and will greatly promote the high value application of biomass in a wide range of fields.
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