TY  - EJOU
AU  - Assis, Kelly Leite dos Santos Castro 
AU  - Sá, Druval Santos de 
AU  - Marques, Bruno da Silva 
AU  - Mello, Carolina Carvalho de 
AU  - Barros, João Lucas Marques 
AU  - Milanezi, Henrique Carvalhais 
AU  - Santos, João Batista Oliveira dos 
AU  - Franchini, Carlos Alberto 
AU  - Archanjo, Bráulio Soares 
AU  - Achete, Carlos Alberto 
AU  - Silva, Adriana Maria da 

TI  - Spotlight on Sustainable Biobased Carbon Catalysts: Recent Progress and Cross-Cutting Opportunities in Catalysis, Photochemistry and Electrochemistry
T2  - Journal of Renewable Materials

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SN  - 2164-6341

AB  - The transition toward a circular economy and zero-waste strategies has driven increasing interest in biomass-derived carbon materials as sustainable alternatives to conventional catalyst supports. Agricultural and industrial residues can be converted into porous carbons with high surface area, tunable porosity, and rich surface chemistry, enabling waste valorization and stabilization of metal species ranging from nanoparticles to single atoms. These properties support their application across heterogeneous catalysis, photocatalysis, and electrochemical systems, revealing cross-cutting opportunities among these fields. Despite these advantages, challenges remain, including feedstock heterogeneity, energy-intensive processing, scalability limitations, and the lack of standardized methodologies. This review highlights recent advances in the development of sustainable carbon catalysts, focusing on shared limitations and the relationships between structure, properties, and applications. In addition, it discusses key factors influencing material performance and long-term viability. Emphasis is placed on future perspectives that align with circular economy principles and low-waste strategies, aiming to guide the design of more efficient, scalable, and environmentally responsible catalytic systems.
KW  - Biomass-derived carbon materials; sustainable catalysis; functional carbon materials

DO  - 10.32604/jrm.2026.02025-0233