Biomass-derived biochar materials as sustainable energy sources for electrochemical energy storage devices

Environment-Friendly Cathodes Using Biopolymer Chitosan with Enhanced Electrochemical Behavior for Use in Lithium Ion Batteries

Prasanna, K., Subburaj, T., Jo, Y. N., Lee, W. J., & Lee, C. W. (2015) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/am5084094 · Cited by 92

Carbonized cellulose paper as an effective interlayer in lithium-sulfur batteries

Li, S., Ren, G., Hoque, M. N. F., Dong, Z., Warzywoda, J., & Fan, Z. (2016) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.10.208 · Cited by 91

Micro-sized porous carbon spheres with ultra-high rate capability for lithium storage

Chen, M., Yu, C., Liu, S., Fan, X., Zhao, C., Zhang, X., & Qiu, J. (2014) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c4nr05878j · Cited by 90

Synthesis of wood derived nitrogen-doped porous carbon–polyaniline composites for supercapacitor electrode materials

Yu, S., Liu, D., Zhao, S., Bao, B., Jin, C., Huang, W., Chen, H., & Shen, Z. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra01949d · Cited by 88

Bean-dreg-derived carbon materials used as superior anode material for lithium-ion batteries

Ru, H., Xiang, K., Zhou, W. Q., Zhu, Y., Zhao, X., & Chen, H. (2016) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2016.10.202 · Cited by 88

Facile Synthesis of Corn Silk Derived Nanoporous Carbon for an Improved Supercapacitor Performance

Mitravinda, T., Nanaji, K., Anandan, S., Jyothirmayi, A., Chakravadhanula, V. S. K., Sharma, C. S., & Rao, T. N. (2018) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/2.0621814jes · Cited by 86

Sweet potato-derived carbon nanoparticles as anode for lithium ion battery

Zheng, P., Liu, T., Zhang, J., Zhang, L., Liu, Y., Huang, J., & Guo, S. (2015) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra03482e · Cited by 83

Hard carbon derived from sepals of Palmyra palm fruit calyx as an anode for sodium-ion batteries

Damodar, D., Ghosh, S., Rani, M. U., Martha, S. K., & Deshpande, A. S. (2019) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227008 · Cited by 83

Broadening the pore size of coal-based activated carbon via a washing-free chem-physical activation method for high-capacity dye adsorption

Li, L., Sun, F., Gao, J., Wang, L., Pi, X., & Zhao, G. (2018) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c8ra02127a · Cited by 83

The transport properties of sodium-ion in the low potential platform region of oatmeal-derived hard carbon for sodium-ion batteries

Li, X., Zeng, X., Ren, T., Zhao, J., Zhu, Z., Sun, S., & Zhang, Y. (2019) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.02.077 · Cited by 82

Composite catalyst of rosin carbon/Fe3O4: highly efficient counter electrode for dye-sensitized solar cells

Wang, L., Shi, Y., Wang, Y., Zhang, H., Zhou, H., Wei, Y. L., Tao, S., & Ma, T. (2013) · Chemical Communications · doi:10.1039/c3cc47163b · Cited by 81

The porous carbon derived from water hyacinth with well-designed hierarchical structure for supercapacitors

Zheng, K., Li, Y., Zhu, M., Yu, X., Zhang, M., Shi, L., & Cheng, J. (2017) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.09.034 · Cited by 80

Defect-rich N-doped porous carbon derived from soybean for high rate lithium-ion batteries

Zhang, D., Wang, G., Xu, L., Lian, J., Bao, J., Zhao, Y. C., Qiu, J., & Li, H. (2018) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2018.04.251 · Cited by 78

Eco-friendly nitrogen-containing carbon encapsulated LiMn2O4 cathodes to enhance the electrochemical properties in rechargeable Li-ion batteries

Ilango, P. R., Prasanna, K., Do, S. J., Jo, Y. N., & Lee, C. W. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep29826 · Cited by 77

Biomass Power Generation

Malmgren, A., & Riley, G. S. (2012) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-08-087872-0.00505-9 · Cited by 76

A novel porous carbon material made from wild rice stem and its application in supercapacitors

Tian, Q., Wang, X., Xu, X., Zhang, M., Wang, L., Zhao, X., An, Z., Yao, H., & Gao, J. (2018) · Materials Chemistry and Physics · doi:10.1016/j.matchemphys.2018.04.026 · Cited by 76

Nitrogen-doped microporous carbon: An efficient oxygen reduction catalyst for Zn-air batteries

Zhang, L., Wang, M., Lai, Y., & Li, X. (2017) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.05.056 · Cited by 75

One-step synthesis of flour-derived functional nanocarbons with hierarchical pores for versatile environmental applications

Tian, W., Zhang, H., Sun, H., Tadé, M. O., & Wang, S. (2018) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.04.139 · Cited by 74

Urine to highly porous heteroatom-doped carbons for supercapacitor: A value added journey for human waste

Razmjooei, F., Singh, K., Kang, T., Chaudhari, N. K., Yuan, J., & Yu, J. (2017) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-017-11229-6 · Cited by 74

Fish scale derived nitrogen doped hierarchical porous carbon—a high rate performing anode for lithium ion cell

Selvamani, V., Ravikumar, R., Suryanarayanan, V., Velayutham, D., & Gopukumar, S. (2015) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2015.08.096 · Cited by 73

Enhanced Li-O2 battery performance, using graphene-like nori-derived carbon as the cathode and adding LiI in the electrolyte as a promoter

Zeng, X., Leng, L., Liu, F., Wang, G., Dong, Y., Du, L., Liu, L., & Liao, S. (2016) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2016.03.161 · Cited by 68

Direct production of porous carbon nanosheets/particle composites from wasted litchi shell for supercapacitors

Zhao, N., Zhang, P., Luo, D., Xiao, W., Deng, L., & Qiao, F. (2019) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.02.304 · Cited by 68

Low-cost water caltrop shell-derived hard carbons with high initial coulombic efficiency for sodium-ion battery anodes

Wang, P., Fan, L., Yan, L., & Shi, Z. (2018) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.10.180 · Cited by 67

Thermochemical conversion of eggshell as biological waste and its application as a functional material for lithium-ion batteries

Senthil, C., Vediappan, K., Nanthagopal, M., Kang, H. S., Santhoshkumar, P., Gnanamuthu, R., & Lee, C. W. (2019) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.04.171 · Cited by 66

Spinifex nanocellulose derived hard carbon anodes for high-performance sodium-ion batteries

Gaddam, R. R., Jiang, E., Amiralian, N., Annamalai, P. K., Martin, D. J., Nanjundan, A. K., & Zhao, X. (2017) · Sustainable Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1039/c7se00169j · Cited by 65

Waste Beverage Coffee-Induced Hard Carbon Granules for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Lee, M. E., Kwak, H. W., Jin, H., & Yun, Y. S. (2019) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b00971 · Cited by 64

Egg yolk-derived carbon: Achieving excellent fluorescent carbon dots and high performance lithium-ion batteries

Wang, S., Wang, H., Zhang, R., Zhao, L., Wu, X., Xie, H., Zhang, J., & Sun, H. (2018) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2018.02.293 · Cited by 64

Coconut kernel-derived activated carbon as electrode material for electrical double-layer capacitors

Kishore, B., Shanmughasundaram, D., Penki, T. R., & Munichandraiah, N. (2014) · Journal of Applied Electrochemistry · doi:10.1007/s10800-014-0708-9 · Cited by 61

Almond Shell as a Microporous Carbon Source for Sustainable Cathodes in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Benítez, A., González-Tejero, M., Caballero, Á., & Morales, J. (2018) · Materials · doi:10.3390/ma11081428 · Cited by 61

Enhanced Lithium Storage in Hierarchically Porous Carbon Derived from Waste Tea Leaves

Choi, C., Seo, S., Kim, B.-K., & Kim, D. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep39099 · Cited by 59

Surface functionalization to abate the irreversible capacity of hard carbons derived from grapefruit peels for sodium-ion batteries

Cano, L. A. R., García‐Rosero, H., Carrasco-Marı́n, F., Pérez-Cadenas, A. F., González‐Gutiérrez, L. V., Zárate‐Guzmán, A. I., & Ramos‐Sánchez, G. (2019) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134973 · Cited by 59

Hierarchically porous structured carbon derived from peanut shell as an enhanced high rate anode for lithium ion batteries

Murali, G., Harish, S., Ponnusamy, S., Ragupathi, J., Therese, H. A., NAVANEETHAN, M., & Muthamizhchelvan, C. (2019) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.06.142 · Cited by 56

P-Doped Hive-like Carbon Derived from Pinecone Biomass as Efficient Catalyst for Li–O 2 Battery

Jiang, Z., Sun, H., Shi, W.-K., Cheng, J., Hu, J., Guo, H.-L., Gao, M., Zhou, H., & Sun, S. (2019) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.9b02790 · Cited by 55

Highly porous nitrogen-doped seaweed carbon for high-performance lithium–sulfur batteries

Hencz, L., Gu, X., Zhou, X., Martens, W., & Zhang, S. (2017) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-017-1288-y · Cited by 55

Self-Nitrogen-Doped Carbon from Plant Waste as an Oxygen Electrode Material with Exceptional Capacity and Cycling Stability for Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Wang, M., Yao, Y., Tang, Z., Zhao, T., Wu, F., Yang, Y., & Huang, Q. (2018) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.8b11282 · Cited by 50

Hard Carbon Fibers Pyrolyzed from Wool as High-Performance Anode for Sodium-Ion Batteries

Zhu, X., Li, Q., Shen, Q., Liu, X., Xiao, L., Ai, X., Yang, H., & Cao, Y. (2016) · JOM · doi:10.1007/s11837-016-2064-1 · Cited by 45

Bioinspired Highly Crumpled Porous Carbons with Multidirectional Porosity for High Rate Performance Electrochemical Supercapacitors

Peng, L., Cai, Y., Luo, Y. M., Yuan, G., Huang, J., Hu, C., Dong, H., Xiao, Y., Liang, Y., Liu, Y., et al. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b01839 · Cited by 43

N,S dual-doped carbon nanosheet networks with hierarchical porosity derived from biomass of Allium cepa as efficient catalysts for oxygen reduction and Zn–air batteries

Zhang, J., He, J. J., Zheng, H., Li, R., & Gou, X. (2020) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-020-04535-4 · Cited by 43

Egg yolk-derived phosphorus and nitrogen dual doped nano carbon capsules for high-performance lithium ion batteries

Zhao, H., Gao, Y., Wang, J., Chen, C., Chen, D.-J., Wang, C., & Ciucci, F. (2016) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2015.12.147 · Cited by 41

Exploration of microporous bio-carbon scaffold for efficient utilization of sulfur in lithium-sulfur system

Balakumar, K., Sathish, R., & Kalaiselvi, N. (2016) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2016.05.069 · Cited by 41

Mass production of porous biocarbon self-doped by phosphorus and nitrogen for cost-effective zinc–air batteries

Wang, Q., Li, Y., Wang, K., Zhou, J., Zhu, L., Gu, L., Hu, J. W., & Cao, X. (2017) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2017.10.055 · Cited by 41

Properties of Porous Carbon Derived from Cornstalk Core in High‐Performance Electrochemical Capacitors

Liu, C., Han, G., Chang, Y., Xiao, Y., Li, M., Zhou, W., Fu, D., & Hou, W. (2015) · ChemElectroChem · doi:10.1002/celc.201500376 · Cited by 40

Network Carbon with Macropores from Apple Pomace for Stable and High Areal Capacity of Sodium Storage

Fu, H., Xu, Z., Li, R., Guan, W., Yao, K., Huang, J., Yang, J. X., & Shen, X. (2018) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.8b03297 · Cited by 39

Chitosan complements entrapment of silicon inside nitrogen doped carbon to improve and stabilize the capacity of Li-ion batteries

Prasanna, K., Subburaj, T., Jo, Y. N., Santhoshkumar, P., Saravana Karthikeyan, S. K. S., Vediappan, K., Gnanamuthu, R., & Lee, C. W. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-39988-4 · Cited by 39

Microstructure engineering towards porous carbon materials derived from one biowaste precursor for multiple energy storage applications

Yuan, G., Li, H., Hu, H., Xie, Y., Xiao, Y., Dong, H., Liang, Y., Liu, Y., & Zheng, M. (2019) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2019.134974 · Cited by 39

Synthesis of high carbon content microspheres using 2-step microwave carbonization, and the influence of nitrogen doping on catalytic activity

Jung, A., Han, S., Kim, T., Cho, W. J., & Lee, K. (2013) · Carbon · doi:10.1016/j.carbon.2013.04.042 · Cited by 37

Nitrogen-doped micropore-dominant carbon derived from waste pine cone as a promising metal-free electrocatalyst for aqueous zinc/air batteries

Lei, X., Wang, M., Lai, Y., Hu, L., Hao, W., Fang, Z., Li, J., & Fang, J. (2017) · Journal of Power Sources · doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.08.084 · Cited by 37

Typha-derived hard carbon for high-performance sodium ion storage

Shen, Y.-L., Sun, S., Yang, M., & Zhao, X. (2019) · Journal of Alloys and Compounds · doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2019.01.021 · Cited by 37

Poplar‐Catkin‐Derived N, P Co‐doped Carbon Microtubes as Efficient Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Zn‐Air Batteries

Li, H., Wan, W., Liu, X., Liu, H., Shen, S., Iv, F., & Luo, J. (2018) · ChemElectroChem · doi:10.1002/celc.201701224 · Cited by 36

From Allergens to Battery Anodes: Nature-Inspired, Pollen Derived Carbon Architectures for Room- and Elevated- Temperature Li-ion Storage

Tang, J., Etacheri, V., & Pol, V. G. (2016) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep20290 · Cited by 34

A novel mangosteen peels derived hierarchical porous carbon for lithium sulfur battery

Xue, M., Chen, C., Ren, Z., Tan, Y., Li, B., & Zhang, C. (2017) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2017.08.090 · Cited by 34

Hierarchical porous carbon materials from bio waste-mango stone for high-performance supercapacitor electrodes

Su, X., Jiang, S., Zheng, X.-C., Guan, X., Liu, P., & Peng, Z.-K. (2018) · Materials Letters · doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2018.07.096 · Cited by 34

Biomass Inspired Nitrogen Doped Porous Carbon Anode with High Performance for Lithium Ion Batteries

Ou, J., Yang, L., & Xi, X. (2016) · Chinese Journal of Chemistry · doi:10.1002/cjoc.201600095 · Cited by 33

Well-defined heteroatom-rich porous carbon electrocatalyst derived from biowaste for high-performance counter electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells

Jing, H., Shi, Y., Wu, D., Liang, S., Song, X., An, Y., & Hao, C. (2018) · Electrochimica Acta · doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2018.06.020 · Cited by 32

Electrochemical Capacitors: Fundamentals to Applications

Long, J. W., Brousse, T., & Bélanger, D. (2015) · Journal of The Electrochemical Society · doi:10.1149/2.0261505jes · Cited by 31

Hierarchically porous carbon architectures embedded with hollow nanocapsules for high-performance lithium storage

Yu, C., Chen, M., Li, X., Zhao, C., He, L., & Qiu, J. (2015) · Journal of Materials Chemistry A · doi:10.1039/c4ta07019d · Cited by 27

Metallic 1T MoS2 overlapped nitrogen-doped carbon superstructures for enhanced sodium-ion storage

Senthil, C., Amutha, S., Gnanamuthu, R., Vediappan, K., & Lee, C. W. (2019) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.06.115 · Cited by 25

Facile synthesis of 3D binder-free N-doped carbon nanonet derived from silkworm cocoon for Li–O2 battery

Jing, S., Zhang, M., Liang, H., Shen, B., Yin, S., & Yang, X. (2017) · Journal of Materials Science · doi:10.1007/s10853-017-1818-7 · Cited by 25

l -Cysteine-Modified Acacia Gum as a Multifunctional Binder for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

Qi, Q., Deng, Y., Gu, S., Gao, M., Hasegawa, J., Zhou, G., Lv, X., Lv, W. Z., & Yang, Q. (2019) · ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces · doi:10.1021/acsami.9b17458 · Cited by 22

The Electrochemical Properties of Porous Carbon Derived from the Prawn as Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries

Lian, X., Li, Q., Zhao, Y., Liu, S., Liu, H., & Zhang, H. (2018) · International Journal of Electrochemical Science · doi:10.20964/2018.03.33 · Cited by 14

Lamellar mesoporous carbon derived from bagasse for the cathode materials of lithium–sulfur batteries

Yuan, X., Liu, B., Xu, J., Yang, X., Zeinu, K. M., He, X., Wu, L., Hu, J., Yang, J., & Xie, J. (2017) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c6ra26531f · Cited by 12

Short-Time Preparation of NaOH-Activated Carbon from Sugar Cane Bagasse Using Microwave Plasma Heating

Konno, K., Oike, Y., Ohba, Y., Sasaki, O., Takiguchi, Y., Onoe, K., & Yamaguchi, T. (2017) · Green and Sustainable Chemistry · doi:10.4236/gsc.2017.74020 · Cited by 7

Phosphorus adsorption by functionalized biochar: a review

Luo, D., Wang, L., Nan, H., Cao, Y., Wang, H., Kumar, T. V., & Wang, C. (2023) · Environmental Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01519-5 · Cited by 387

Biochar production techniques utilizing biomass waste-derived materials and environmental applications – A review

Amalina, F., Razak, A. S. A., Krishnan, S., Sulaiman, H., Zularisam, A. W., & Nasrullah, M. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2022.100134 · Cited by 387

Porous and graphitic structure optimization of biomass-based carbon materials from 0D to 3D for supercapacitors: A review

Zhang, X., Han, R., Liu, Y., Li, H., Shi, W., Yan, X., Zhao, X., Li, Y., & Liu, B. (2023) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2023.141607 · Cited by 310

A critical review on production, modification and utilization of biochar

Xie, Y., Wang, L., Li, H., Westholm, L. J., Carvalho, L., Thorin, E., Yu, Z., Yu, X., & Skreiberg, Ø. (2021) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2021.105405 · Cited by 314

A review on the current research on microwave processing techniques applied to graphene-based supercapacitor electrodes: An emerging approach beyond conventional heating

Kumar, R., Sahoo, S., Joanni, E., & Singh, R. K. (2022) · Journal of Energy Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jechem.2022.06.051 · Cited by 253

A comprehensive review on biochar for electrochemical energy storage applications: an emerging sustainable technology

Prabakar, P. C. J., Mert, K. M., Muruganandam, L., & Sivagami, K. (2024) · Frontiers in Energy Research · doi:10.3389/fenrg.2024.1448520 · Cited by 51

Biomass Derived Bio-chars: Unlocking the Potential for Advanced Energy Storage

Rathee, J., Sharma, A., Kaur, M., & Nandal, K. (2024) · ACS symposium series · doi:10.1021/bk-2024-1484.ch007 · Cited by 2

Biochar for Electrochemical Energy Storage

Abro, N. Q., Samejo, B. A., & Memon, N. (2024) · Sustainable materials and technology · doi:10.1007/978-981-97-4252-3_6 · Cited by 3

From biochar to battery electrodes: A pathway to green lithium and sodium-ion battery systems

Aslam, J., Waseem, M. A., Lü, X., Sun, W., & Wang, Y. (2025) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2025.159556 · Cited by 62

Biomass-Derived Carbons and Their Energy Applications

Prasankumar, T., Jose, S. P., & Ashokkumar, M. (2021) · Advances in Science, Technology & Innovation/Advances in science, technology & innovation · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-67884-5_10 · Cited by 10