Review article - Peer-reviewed, 2020
Sustainable Biomass Activated Carbons as Electrodes for Battery and Supercapacitors-A Mini-Review
dos Reis, Glaydson Simoes; Larsson, Sylvia H.; de Oliveira, Helinando Pequeno; Thyrel, Mikael; Lima, Eder ClaudioAbstract
Some recent developments in the preparation of biomass carbon electrodes (CEs) using various biomass residues for application in energy storage devices, such as batteries and supercapacitors, are presented in this work. The application of biomass residues as the primary precursor for the production of CEs has been increasing over the last years due to it being a renewable source with comparably low processing cost, providing prerequisites for a process that is economically and technically sustainable. Electrochemical energy storage technology is key to the sustainable development of autonomous and wearable electronic devices. This article highlights the application of various types of biomass in the production of CEs by using different types of pyrolysis and experimental conditions and denotes some possible effects on their final characteristics. An overview is provided on the use of different biomass types for the synthesis of CEs with efficient electrochemical properties for batteries and supercapacitors. This review showed that, from different biomass residues, it is possible to obtain CEs with different electrochemical properties and that they can be successfully applied in high-performance batteries and supercapacitors. As the research and development of producing CEs still faces a gap by linking the type and composition of biomass residues with the carbon electrodes' electrochemical performances in supercapacitor and battery applications, this work tries to diminish this gap. Physical and chemical characteristics of the CEs, such as porosity, chemical composition, and surface functionalities, are reflected in the electrochemical performances. It is expected that this review not only provides the reader with a good overview of using various biomass residues in the energy storage applications, but also highlights some goals and challenges remaining in the future research and development of this topic.Keywords
biomass carbon electrodes; battery and supercapacitors; structure-performance relationshipPublished in
Nanomaterials2020, volume: 10, number: 7, article number: 1398
Publisher: MDPI
Authors' information
Larsson, Sylvia
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
Pequeno de Oliveira, Helinando
Federal University of Vale do São Francisco (UNIVASF)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
Lima, Eder Claudio
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG7 Affordable and clean energy
UKÄ Subject classification
Nano-technology
Publication Identifiers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10071398
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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/107345