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Mechanistic insights into electrolyte decomposition induced by polysulfide migration in large-scale Li–S battery cells

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Sustainably‐derived hierarchical porous carbon from spent honeycomb for high‐performance lithium‐ion battery and ultracapacitors

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The use of activated bio-carbon derived from “Posidonia oceanica” sea-waste for Lithium-Sulfur batteries development

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A Review of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries Based on Metal–Organic Frameworks: Progress and Prospects

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Fabrication and Development of a Biomass-Based Supercapacitor with Enhanced Energy Storage Characteristics

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Lithium-Sulfur Batteries: Advances and Trends

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Effect of the Activation Agent on Carbons Derived from Exhausted Olive Pomace as Sulfur Hosts in Sustainable Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Optimizing the preparation of palm kernel shell activated carbon for lithium polysulfide adsorption using response surface methodology and artificial neural network for high performance lithium‑sulfur battery

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Tungsten Carbide Embedded in a Porous Carbon Nanofiber Sandwich Structure Electrode: A Strategy to Improve the Performance of Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Langmuir, 2025, 41, 795
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Hierarchical microporous nitrogen self-doped carbon derived from biomass as a multifunctional material for beyond lithium-ion batteries

Azahara Cardoso-Almoguera, Alvaro Y. Tesio, Juan Amaro-Gahete, Juan L. Gómez-Cámer, Almudena Benítez and Alvaro Caballero

Materials Today Chemistry, 2026, 53, 103518
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Composite of activated carbon derived from coconut shell with sulfur as a high-performance cathode for β″-alumina-based sodium solid-state batteries

Denis Octareta Amelia Putri, Yuniawan Hidayat, Younki Lee, Anisa Raditya Nurohmah, Nazarudin, Volkan Degirmenci and Fitria Rahmawati

Chem. Pap., 2025, 79, 4001
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Working Mechanisms and Structure Engineering of Renewable Biomass‐Derived Materials for Advanced Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries: A Review

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ChemElectroChem, 2022, 9
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Carbon Foam Fibers with a Concentric Tube‐Core/Three‐Dimensional Nanosheet‐Sheath Structure for High‐Performance Lithium‐Sulfur Batteries

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ChemElectroChem, 2021, 8, 873
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1T‐WS2 Nanosheet‐Modified Biomass Carbon as Sulfur Host for High‐Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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Adv Eng Mater, 2023, 25
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Waste-to-battery: Valorizing WWTP sewage sludge as an efficient ultra-high sulfur content cathode

Azahara Cardoso-Almoguera, Almudena Benítez, Mª Carmen Gutiérrez, Juan Luis Gómez-Cámer, Mª Ángeles Martín and Alvaro Caballero

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Recent advances in lithium-sulfur batteries using biomass-derived carbons as sulfur host

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Recent progress in biomass-derived carbon for alkali metal-sulfur and selenium batteries

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In-situ hydrogen production and battery electrode materials from metal effluent and biomass

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Orange peel derived hierarchical porous carbon/sulfur composite cathode material for Li–S battery

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Influence of the amount of sulfur supported on sustainable ordered mesoporous carbons from tannin for high-performance electrodes in lithium‒sulfur batteries

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Pine Bark‐Derived Activated Carbon as a High‐Performance Sulfur Host for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

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An Investigation into Electrolytes and Cathodes for Room-Temperature Sodium–Sulfur Batteries

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Batteries, 2024, 10, 216
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Nitrogen-doped hierarchical porous carbon derived from CO2 for the high-performance cathode of lithium-sulfur battery

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Review—Nanomaterials Green Synthesis for High-Performance Secondary Rechargeable Batteries: Approaches, Challenges, and Perspectives

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Influence of the Nitrogen Precursor in the Development of N-Functionalities in a Mesoporous Carbon Material and Its Effect on the Li–S Cells’ Electrochemistry

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Batteries, 2024, 10, 169
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Carbon electrodes supported with nickel oxide derived from olive pits for Li O2 air cathode

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Biomass-Derived Carbon/Sulfur Composite Cathodes with Multiwalled Carbon Nanotube Coatings for Li-S Batteries

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Comprehensive characterization of SiO₂-doped activated carbon from OPEFB and geothermal silica with varying concentrations for lithium-ion coin cell anodes

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Porous Activated Carbons Derived from Coffee Waste for Use as Functional Separators in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

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Energies, 2022, 15, 7961
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