Abstract
Biowaste, a plentiful and underutilized resource, has attracted significant attention for its potential application as a sustainable carbon source for application in electrochemical energy storage (EES) devices. This review presents recent progress in biowaste-derived materials for developing carbonaceous electrodes for EES technologies, namely supercapacitors and batteries. The review provides a comprehensive coverage of various biowaste feedstocks and processing methods for transforming biowaste into porous carbons with tailored structures and advantageous properties. Detailed discussions of the electrochemical behaviours of biowaste-derived carbon compounds in EES applications are provided. Biowaste-derived carbon has demonstrated positive results it terms of specific capacitance, rate capability, and cycle life, indicating its viability as a sustainable alternative to conventional carbon sources.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 118646 |
| Journal | Journal of Energy Storage |
| Volume | 139 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Dec 2025 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2025 Elsevier Ltd
Keywords
- Biowaste-derived carbon
- Lithium-ion batteries
- Lithium-sulfur batteries
- Metal-air batteries
- Redox flow batteries
- Sodium-ion batteries
- Supercapacitors
- Sustainable energy storage
- Zinc-ion batteries
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
- Energy Engineering and Power Technology
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
