Geometrical structure data of nanoporous carbon systems obtained from computer simulated pyrolysis

Data Brief. 2019 Mar 28:24:103874. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.103874. eCollection 2019 Jun.

Abstract

This article contains data on nanoporous carbon materials coming from lignocellulosic components. Such data is directly related to the research paper "Insights into the design of carbon electrodes coming from lignocellulosic components pyrolysis with potential application in energy storage devices: A combined in silico and experimental study" [1]. In this work, the geometrical parameters of nanoporous carbon systems were found with Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations at the ReaxFF level. The tridimensional structures of such carbon systems are given in Cartesian coordinates. They were computed at different heating rates, simulating the conditions observed in pyrolysis processes of Agave angustifolia leaves, which were carried out in a solar furnace. Nanoporous carbon systems are characterized with radial distribution functions (RDF) and ring distribution profiles.

Keywords: Energy storage; Nanoporous carbon; Pyrolysis; ReaxFF simulations.