Biomass‐Derived Porous Carbon Materials for Electrocatalysis

Abstract Research of electrocatalysts based on biomass derived porous carbon materials become one of promising strategies to boost the development of carbon cycle and energy storage technologies. As substitutes for precious metals in electrocatalysis, many biomass derived porous carbon materials exhibit excellent chemical stability, interface chemical inertness, strong structural mechanical strength and high conductivity. However, significant efforts are still needed to develop environmentally friendly, scalable and low‐cost synthetic methods to provide biomass‐derived carbonaceous materials with electrocatalytic performance that is comparable to, or even surpasses, that of existing precious metal catalysts. In this mini‐review, the main synthesis methods, electrocatalytic performances and working principle of biomass derived porous carbon materials have been summarized and discussed. The perspectives of doping strategy for these electrocatalyst candidates have been emphasized in the discussion.