Biomass-derived nanostructured porous carbons for sodium ion batteries: a review

Sodium-ion batteries (SIBs) have been considered one of the optimal the large scale and low cost energy storage systems for smart grid system owing to the abundant sodium resource. Among various anode materials, the biomass-derived nanostructured porous carbons (BDNPCs) show some promising in SIBs due to obvious advantages of abundant resource, low cost, nontoxicity and high safety. In this review, the recent progress of the sodium storage performance of the biomass derived nanostructured porous carbons is summarized. Moreover, the dependent of SIB performances on the porous structures from BDNPCs is discussed. It is expected that this review may provide an in-depth understanding and guide rational design of high-performance anode materials by using low-cost, sustainable and natural biomass precursors.