Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion Applications

Professor Thandavarayan Maiyalagan received his PhD in Physical Chemistry from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, and completed postdoctoral programs at Newcastle University (UK), Nanyang Technological University (Singapore), and The University of Texas, Austin (USA). Presently, he is a Professor of Chemistry at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India. His main research interests focus on the design and development of electrode nanomaterials for energy conversion and storage applications, particularly fuel cells, supercapacitors, and batteries. His research and collaborations have resulted in 390 papers in peer‑reviewed publications (with 21596 citations and an h‑index of 71), and he has edited five books. He received the “Sir C.V. Raman Scientist Award 2019” in Science and Technology from St. Peter’s Institute of Higher Education and Research, and Young Scientist Awards for the year 2017 from the Academy of Sciences, Chennai. He has been invited to present his work at various international and national meetings.Dr. Mahima Khandelwal received her PhD degree from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India. Dr. Khandelwal completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemistry at the University of Delhi, New Delhi, India. She subsequently worked as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a research professor at several institutions in South Korea. Currently, Dr. Khandelwal is a Marie Skłodowska‑Curie Individual Postdoctoral Fellow at the Czech Advanced Technology and Research Institute (CATRIN), Palacky University Olomouc. Her research interests focus on the synthesis and surface modification of carbon‑based nanomaterials, two‑dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides, and non–van der Waals chalcogenides for energy storage and conversion applications. Dr. Khandelwal has published more than 25 peer‑reviewed research articles (>1050 citations; h‑index of 18) in reputed international journals.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Biomass-derived Carbon MaterialsKirti Bhardwaj, Aakriti Banjariya, Manisha Sharma and Sanjeev Kumar SharmaChapter 2 Recent advancements in the synthesis and characterization of biomass-derived carbon materials for electrochemical performancesVenkadeshkumar Ramara, Sivakumar Periyasamyb, Prabhu Sengodanc and Shihua HuangaChapter 3 Biomass-derived carbon/transition metal oxide composites as cathode materials for Aqueous Zn-ion Batteries and hybrid supercapacitorsAnjeline Williams, Aneesh Anand Nechikott and Prasant Kumar NayakChapter 4 Heteroatom doped Biomass Derived Carbon and its Composites as Air Electrodes for Metal–Air BatteriesJ. M. V. Nsanzimanaa, N. Durga Srib and T. MaiyalaganbChapter 5 Modification of biomass-derived carbon materials through heteroatom doping for energy storage applicationsRadhakrishnan SivakumarChapter 6 Biomass-derived carbon materials for water splittingMumtaz Alia, Xiangyu Caoa, In Choia and Min Jae KoaChapter 7 Biomass-derived Carbon-based Non-Platinum Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel CellsSnigdha Toms, E.Mary Allan Stafani, and Imran Jafri RChapter 8 Sustainable Biomass-derived Carbon Based Electrodes for Aluminium-ion BatteriesThangavel Selvamania, Michael Ruby Raja, D.Gangadharanc, B. Neppolianb, and Gibaek LeeaChapter 9 Biomass-based carbon materials in electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxideManisha Sharmaa, Kirti Bhardwaja, Anshika Guptaa,b, and Sanjeev Kumar SharmaChapter 10 Biomass-Derived Carbon Nanomaterials for High-Performance Secondary Metal-Ion Battery AnodesTanisha Mavjekar and T. MaiyalaganChapter 11 Biomass-derived carbon nanomaterials for Dye-Sensitised Solar CellsA.Manjceevan and K.VelauthamurtyChapter 12 Modification of Biomass-Derived Carbon Materials through Heteroatom Doping for Photochemical and Electrochemical Reduction of Carbon DioxideTakumi Nagasaka, Sredha J Nair and G. Keerthiga