Comprehensive Experiment Design: Preparation of Biomass Charcoal from Wheat Straw and Its Performance Evaluation of Zinc-Air Battery
MENG Tao1, TANG Ran-Xiao1, CAO Min-Hua2, LI Hui-Feng3**
1. College of Science, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding 071000, China; 2. College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China; 3. College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
Abstract Based on the focus on the concept of green sustainable development, the project of “carbon neutrality” and “carbon peak”, and the education and teaching reform, herein, a comprehensive experiment that the controlled preparation of biomass charcoal and its Zn-air battery was designed to highlight the important role of scientific research in improving the quality of undergraduate teaching. In this experiment, biomass charcoal with adjustable pore structure and oxygen-containing functional group was prepared from agricultural waste biomass-wheat straw by carbonization and activation methods, and then employed as electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and zinc-air battery. Conversion of the research hotspot into the chemical comprehensive experiment is novel and also suitable for undergraduate teaching, which further promotes the vertical integration of multi-subject contents and realizes the cross-integration between professional knowledge and scientific research hotspot fields, and finally makes up for the shortcomings of traditional chemical experimental discipline barriers. Additionally, the combination of inquiry learning and comprehensive experiment operation is favor for improving students’ comprehensive experiment skills and practical innovation ability.
MENG Tao, TANG Ran-Xiao, CAO Min-Hua, LI Hui-Feng. Comprehensive Experiment Design: Preparation of Biomass Charcoal from Wheat Straw and Its Performance Evaluation of Zinc-Air Battery[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Education, 2024, 45(12): 36-43.
