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Email: joanjoma@unizar.es

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ABOUT ME

Research Interests

My research interests lie primarily in producing biomass-derived carbon materials through thermochemical conversion processes. These renewable-based carbons, which can replace the currently dominant fossil fuel-intensive materials, and then drive innovative and sustainable technologies with circular economy practices.

I began my research career by working on thermochemical conversion of biomass, with a special focus on the behaviour and kinetics of biomass pyrolysis and gasification. In the last years, however, I directed my research activity towards the production of biomass-derived chars for biochar (i.e., char added to soil) and other value-added applications. Since the economic feasibility of large-scale biochar production systems is still unclear (the potential agronomic and environmental benefits of biochar in terms of profit are difficult to quantify), developing biochar-derived engineered carbons for alternative uses other than soil amendment can significantly increase the value chain of the whole system, as well as generate new technologies for biomass upcycling. Among the potential uses of biochar-derived carbons, I particularly centred my attention on three research topics: adsorption in gas phase (e.g., CO2 adsorption in postcombustion conditions), heterogeneous catalysis (e.g., ex situ pyrolysis vapours upgrading), and carbon-based electrodes for energy storage applications (e.g., post-lithium Na- and K-ion batteries).

PUBLICATIONS
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2024

Antorán, Daniel; Alvira, Darío; Sebastián, Víctor; Manyà, Joan Josep

Enhancing waste hemp hurd-derived anodes for sodium-ion batteries through hydrochloric acid-mediated hydrothermal pretreatment Journal Article

In: Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 184, pp. 107197, 2024, ISSN: 0961-9534.

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2023

Alvira, Darío; Antorán, Daniel; Vidal, Mariano; Sebastián, Víctor; Manyà, Joan Josep

Vine Shoots-Derived Hard Carbons as Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries: Role of Annealing Temperature in Regulating Their Structure and Morphology Journal Article

In: Batteries & Supercaps, vol. n/a, no. n/a, pp. e202300233, 2023, ISSN: 2566-6223, (_eprint: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/batt.202300233).

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Antorán, Daniel; Alvira, Darío; Peker, M. Eser; Malón, Hugo; Irusta, Silvia; Sebastián, Víctor; Manyà, Joan Josep

Waste Hemp Hurd as a Sustainable Precursor for Affordable and High-Rate Hard Carbon-Based Anodes in Sodium-Ion Batteries Journal Article

In: Energy Fuels, vol. 37, no. 13, pp. 9650–9661, 2023, ISSN: 0887-0624, (Publisher: American Chemical Society).

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Balmuk, Gizem; Videgain, María; Manyà, Joan Josep; Duman, Gozde; Yanik, Jale

Effects of pyrolysis temperature and pressure on agronomic properties of biochar Journal Article

In: Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, vol. 169, no. May, pp. 105858, 2023, ISSN: 01652370.

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2022

Alvira, Darío; Antorán, Daniel; Manyà, Joan Josep

Assembly and electrochemical testing of renewable carbon-based anodes in SIBs: A practical guide Journal Article

In: Journal of Energy Chemistry, vol. 75, pp. 457–477, 2022, ISSN: 2095-4956.

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