Alternative lithium-ion battery using biomass-derived carbons as environmentally sustainable anode

Disordered carbons derived from biomass are herein efficiently used as an alternative anode in lithium-ion battery. Carbon precursor obtained from cherry pit is activated by using either KOH or H3PO4, to increase the specific surface area and enable porosity. Structure, morphology and chemical characteristics of the activated carbons are investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy...