Role of biomass derived functionalized carbon as potential electrode materials for supercapacitor applications

Abstract

Because of their many feedstock options, natural abundance, high temperature stability, more effective resistance to corrosion, simplicity in the process, compatibility with composite materials and hybrid structures, and relative affordability, functionalized carbon materials derived from biomass are becoming an increasingly popular trend as supercapacitor electrode materials. A range of renewable basic feedstocks, such as residual forestry and agricultural resources, industrial byproducts, organic waste from communities, aquatic items, etc., are used as source materials to create biocarbon. The kind of biomass, various synthesis processes, activation procedures, and carbonization strategies all have a significant influence on the the physical and chemical properties, structural, and functional characteristics of the biocarbon materials. These elements directly affect how well the synthetic electrode materials operate electrochemically. This chapter provides an in-depth investigation of the latest developments in the use of functionalized carbon materials produced from biomass for supercapacitor applications, as well as a discussion of the challenges and opportunities that lay beyond.