Abstract
Carbonaceous materials have been extensively used in diverse areas because of facile, low-cost, environmentally friendly, and nontoxic routes to produce novel functional materials that can be commercialized in the near future. Interestingly, from the past few decades, the ever-growing demand for advanced functional materials for various application has triggered intensive research efforts on solvothermal carbon (STCs). There have been several reviews published involving preparation of hydrothermal carbon (HTCs) using variety of ingredients for several application. However, review focusing on STCs is uncommon. Hence, this review article provides an overview on the advances and latest trends in solvothermal carbonization synthesized using ionic liquids (ILs), deep eutectic solvents (DES), and eutectic salts used as feedstock and/or solvents. Further, present review deals with a particular focus on the carbon formation mechanism with unique properties, perspectives on large scale production, advantages over conventional HTCs, and their applications in energy storage, water purification and catalysis. This is the sole review deliberating spectacular strategies of preparing advanced carbon materials in view of solvothermal carbonization.
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