Prospects for energy storage applications of biomass-based carbon materials

What are biomass-derived carbon compounds used for?

Biomass-derived carbon compounds possess the potential to be utilised in many energy storage applications, including batteries, supercapacitors, and other innovative energy storage devices such as hydogen storage and thermal storage. Supercapacitors frequently employ carbon produced from biomass as a key component in their construction.

Can biomass-derived carbon materials be used for energy storage?

The use of renewable energy sources has always been taunted as the best sustainable way to develop the next generation of ESDs. Biomass-derived carbon materials have found applications as anode material in several energy storage technologies. Furthermore, there have been several commercialized methods in the fabrication of these technologies.

What are the applications of biomass materials?

At present, the efficient and comprehensive utilization of biomass is distributed in energy, ecological agriculture, environmental restoration and building materials [11 - 14]. In the future, the applications of biomass materials are expanding towards the direction of high-value propositions, especially biomass-based energy storage materials.

Why is biomass used in energy storage?

In energy storage applications, too, biomass has gained high popularity due easy accessibility and environment friendliness. After going through the thermal process, biomass-derived porous carbon provides good active sites to guest ions due to its high specific surface area, porosity, and carbon content.

Why is biomass derived carbon important for electrochemical energy storage?

The carbon derived from prepared biomass demonstrates distinct electrochemical performance, primarily attributed to its structural characteristics. Biomass-derived carbon displays a range of morphologies (Fig. 1), making it highly desirable for use in electrochemical energy storage devices [, , , , , , , ].

What is the energy storage mechanism of biomass-derived carbon?

Energy storage mechanism The energy storage behaviors of biomass-derived carbon in AMIBs, LSBs, and SCs vary due to differences in electrochemical reaction behavior. Investigating the mechanisms of energy storage can elucidate these characteristics and facilitate the targeted design of key materials.