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A Comprehensive Review on Sustainable Triboelectric Energy Harvesting Using Biowaste-Derived Materials
Wajid Ali1, Tabinda Shabir1, Shahzad Iqbal1
1Department of Electronic Engineering, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, Republic of Korea.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|February 13, 2026
Summary
Biowaste-based triboelectric nanogenerators (BW-TENGs) offer a sustainable solution for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing by converting waste into electricity. These devices show comparable performance to synthetic TENGs, promoting a circular bioeconomy.
Area of Science:
- Materials Science
- Energy Harvesting
- Sustainable Technology
Background:
- Growing demand for sustainable energy solutions.
- Increasing interest in triboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs) for energy harvesting and self-powered sensing.
- Biowaste-based TENGs (BW-TENGs) align with circular bioeconomy principles.
Purpose of the Study:
- Provide a comprehensive review of BW-TENGs.
- Assess various biowaste resources for TENG applications.
- Highlight applications, challenges, and future solutions for BW-TENGs.
Main Methods:
- Review of fundamental triboelectric mechanisms.
- Categorization of biowaste materials and their properties (physicochemical, triboelectric, biodegradability, biocompatibility, scalability).
- Analysis of processing, surface-engineering, and device architectures.
Main Results:
- BW-TENGs achieve electrical outputs comparable to conventional synthetic polymer TENGs.
- Biowaste materials offer advantages like environmental sustainability, mechanical compliance, and multifunctionality.
- Key applications include environmental monitoring, smart agriculture, and bioelectronics.
Conclusions:
- BW-TENGs represent a promising avenue for renewable energy and waste valorization.
- Challenges include material heterogeneity, stability, durability, and standardization.
- Emerging solutions involve material engineering, hybrid architectures, AI, and life cycle assessments.
Keywords:
biocompatible materialsbiodegradablebiowaste-derived materialsmaterial processingsurface engineeringsustainable energy harvestingtriboelectric nanogenerators (TENGs)waste valorizationMore Related Videos
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