Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials

China’s energy resource endowment, characterized by “abundant coal but scarce oil”, establishes coal’s fundamental role in the national energy system. However, traditional coal utilization as a primary carbon emission source fundamentally conflicts with the “dual-carbon” strategic goals. Achieving l...

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Main Authors: Shenyong LI, Shenjun QIN, Changquan MEN, Jiajia HOU, Dawei LYU, Xue ZHENG, Wei PANG, Longlong HAO, Daoyuan ZHAO, Shaozhuo ZHANG
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Published: Editorial Office of Journal of China Coal Society 2025-07-01
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Online Access:http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.YG24.1566
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author Shenyong LI
Shenjun QIN
Changquan MEN
Jiajia HOU
Dawei LYU
Xue ZHENG
Wei PANG
Longlong HAO
Daoyuan ZHAO
Shaozhuo ZHANG
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Shenjun QIN
Changquan MEN
Jiajia HOU
Dawei LYU
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description China’s energy resource endowment, characterized by “abundant coal but scarce oil”, establishes coal’s fundamental role in the national energy system. However, traditional coal utilization as a primary carbon emission source fundamentally conflicts with the “dual-carbon” strategic goals. Achieving low-carbon transformation of high-carbon resources through clean and efficient coal utilization represents both a practical requirement for energy security and a strategic pathway for fostering new productive forces. Nanomaterials demonstrate unique advantages in electronics, new energy, biomedicine, and environmental remediation due to their quantum effects and surface characteristics. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon networks in coal’s organic matter and inorganic components like aluminosilicates provide structural units for functional materials: The former can be transformed into zero-dimensional carbon quantum dots, two-dimensional graphene, and carbon nanotubes through directed carbon rearrangement, while the latter can be reconstructed into nanoporous systems such as zeolites and mesoporous materials. Notably, the “carbon-ash composites” containing unburned carbon and inorganic ash present novel opportunities for functional material design. This paper systematically analyzes the structure-property regulation mechanisms of coal-based nanomaterials, revealing that the dimensionality of carbon nanomaterials is primarily governed by coal metamorphic grade. It provides a comprehensive review of preparation technologies for coal-derived nanomaterials and their applications in lithium battery anodes, electrocatalysis, and pollutant detection. Furthermore, the study elucidates the phase evolution mechanisms of silicon-aluminum components in coal-based solid waste and their conversion into nanoporous materials, while exploring their potential in CO2 capture and heavy metal adsorption. Current challenges include product inconsistency caused by feedstock heterogeneity and environmental risks from acid/alkali treatment processes. Future research should prioritize precise structural analysis at the molecular scale, synergistic conversion of multi-source solid wastes, and development of green preparation technologies. With the advancement of “raw material substitution” strategies and nanotechnology innovations, coal-based nanomaterials are poised to emerge as a value-added utilization pathway, offering scientific support for building a clean coal-based materials industry system.
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spelling doaj-art-0922f7934d11402d8da026d34de273032025-08-20T03:59:30ZzhoEditorial Office of Journal of China Coal SocietyMeitan xuebao0253-99932025-07-015073552356510.13225/j.cnki.jccs.YG24.1566YG24-1566Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterialsShenyong LI0Shenjun QIN1Changquan MEN2Jiajia HOU3Dawei LYU4Xue ZHENG5Wei PANG6Longlong HAO7Daoyuan ZHAO8Shaozhuo ZHANG9School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Earth Science and Technology, Shandong University of Engineering, Qingdao 266590, ChinaSchool of Earth Science and Technology, Shandong University of Engineering, Qingdao 266590, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Earth Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Engineering, Handan 056038, ChinaChina’s energy resource endowment, characterized by “abundant coal but scarce oil”, establishes coal’s fundamental role in the national energy system. However, traditional coal utilization as a primary carbon emission source fundamentally conflicts with the “dual-carbon” strategic goals. Achieving low-carbon transformation of high-carbon resources through clean and efficient coal utilization represents both a practical requirement for energy security and a strategic pathway for fostering new productive forces. Nanomaterials demonstrate unique advantages in electronics, new energy, biomedicine, and environmental remediation due to their quantum effects and surface characteristics. The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon networks in coal’s organic matter and inorganic components like aluminosilicates provide structural units for functional materials: The former can be transformed into zero-dimensional carbon quantum dots, two-dimensional graphene, and carbon nanotubes through directed carbon rearrangement, while the latter can be reconstructed into nanoporous systems such as zeolites and mesoporous materials. Notably, the “carbon-ash composites” containing unburned carbon and inorganic ash present novel opportunities for functional material design. This paper systematically analyzes the structure-property regulation mechanisms of coal-based nanomaterials, revealing that the dimensionality of carbon nanomaterials is primarily governed by coal metamorphic grade. It provides a comprehensive review of preparation technologies for coal-derived nanomaterials and their applications in lithium battery anodes, electrocatalysis, and pollutant detection. Furthermore, the study elucidates the phase evolution mechanisms of silicon-aluminum components in coal-based solid waste and their conversion into nanoporous materials, while exploring their potential in CO2 capture and heavy metal adsorption. Current challenges include product inconsistency caused by feedstock heterogeneity and environmental risks from acid/alkali treatment processes. Future research should prioritize precise structural analysis at the molecular scale, synergistic conversion of multi-source solid wastes, and development of green preparation technologies. With the advancement of “raw material substitution” strategies and nanotechnology innovations, coal-based nanomaterials are poised to emerge as a value-added utilization pathway, offering scientific support for building a clean coal-based materials industry system.http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.YG24.1566clean and efficient coal utilizationcoal-based carbon nanomaterialsaluminosilicate-based nanoporous materialsstructure-property regulationhigh value application.
spellingShingle Shenyong LI
Shenjun QIN
Changquan MEN
Jiajia HOU
Dawei LYU
Xue ZHENG
Wei PANG
Longlong HAO
Daoyuan ZHAO
Shaozhuo ZHANG
Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
Meitan xuebao
clean and efficient coal utilization
coal-based carbon nanomaterials
aluminosilicate-based nanoporous materials
structure-property regulation
high value application.
title Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
title_full Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
title_fullStr Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
title_full_unstemmed Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
title_short Advances in preparation and application of coal-based functional nanomaterials
title_sort advances in preparation and application of coal based functional nanomaterials
topic clean and efficient coal utilization
coal-based carbon nanomaterials
aluminosilicate-based nanoporous materials
structure-property regulation
high value application.
url http://www.mtxb.com.cn/article/doi/10.13225/j.cnki.jccs.YG24.1566
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