Khan J.H.Marpaung F.Young C.Lin J.Islam M.T.Alsheri S.M.Ahamad T.Alhokbany N.Ariga K.Shrestha L.K.Yamauchi Y.Wu K.C.-W.Hossain M.S.A.Kim J.2019-05-172019-05-17201913871811https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/408877Here, we report the synthesis of nanoporous carbons (NCs) derived from a low-cost and renewable biomass, jute, by a chemical activation process using KOH. Jute is one of the least expensive and most abundant crops, with a staggering 2.8 million metric tons of jute produced each year. In this study, we synthesize NCs from three different parts of jute fibers through a chemical activation technique using KOH. The NCs prepared from the bottom portion of the fiber show a high surface area (2682 m 2 g ?1 ) with the presence of both micropores and mesopores. The ultra-high surface area of jute makes it an economically viable, environmentally friendly precursor for NCs, with a wide variety of applications from energy storage to environmental and biomedical applications. ? 2018 Elsevier Inc.AdsorbentsBiomassGraphitizationJuteNanoporous carbonsPorous materials[SDGs]SDG6[SDGs]SDG7Adsorbents; Biomass; Carbon; Graphitization; Jute fibers; Medical applications; Microporosity; Porous materials; Potassium hydroxide; Activation techniques; Biomedical applications; Economically viable; High surface area; Meso-pores; Micropores; Microporous; Nanoporous carbons; Chemical activationjournal article10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.07.0502-s2.0-85051390817https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85051390817&doi=10.1016%2fj.micromeso.2018.07.050&partnerID=40&md5=0b64b2819c79c0cb573b9f20ebe602f2