Sustainable microcrystalline cellulose-based activated carbons for a greener carbon capture at post-combustion conditions

Open Access via the Elsevier Agreement Authors would like to thank The Leverhulme Trust for the funding provided through the Grant DS-2017-073. Simbarashe Biti, a Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholar, is part of the 15 PhD scholarships of the ‘Leverhulme Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Production of Chemicals and Materials’ at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, United Kingdom). Surface morphology data was completed with the assistance of the ACEMAC SEM facility at the University of Aberdeen. Elemental analysis data was produced with the assistance of the Analytical Facilities in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Greener carbon capture using microwave heating for the development of cellulose-based adsorbents

Acknowledgements For the purpose of open access, the author has applied a Creative Commons Attribution (CC679 BY) licence to any Author Accepted Manuscript version arising from this submission. Authors would like to thank The Leverhulme Trust for the funding provided through the Grant DS-2017-073. Simbarashe Biti, a Leverhulme Trust Doctoral Scholar, is part of the 15 PhD scholarships of the ‘Leverhulme Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Production of Chemicals and Materials’ at the University of Aberdeen (Scotland, United Kingdom). Elemental analysis data was produced with the assistance of the analytical facilities in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham.Peer reviewedPostprin

Production, activation and CO2 uptake capacity of a carbonaceous microporous material from palm oil residues

Funding This research was funded by many parts. C.M. would like to acknowledge the Royal Society for the award of an International Exchange award (IES\R1\211069). S.F. and B.A. would like to acknowledge the Erasmus KA01 grant. A.M.-F. would like to acknowledge the Scottish Government and the Royal Society of Edinburgh for the award of a SAPHIRE project, the University of Aberdeen, for the award of two internal pump research grants, and the Royal Academy of Engineering, for the award of a Newton Fund project (NRCP1516_4_61). C.F.M would like to acknowledge the Scottish Funding Council for the award of several grants to investigate the synthesis of activated carbons from waste to reduce CO2 emissions (Grants Codes: SF10233, SF10249, and SF10164).Peer reviewedPublisher PD