Best Paper Award

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The C—Journal of Carbon Research Best Paper Award is granted annually to highlight publications of high quality, scientific significance, and extensive influence. The evaluation committee members choose two articles of exceptional quality that were published in the journal the year before the previous year and announce them online by the end of April.

The Prize:

– One research article and one review will be selected.
– Each winner will receive CHF 500, a certificate, and a free voucher for article processing fees valid for one year.

Number of Award: 2

C Best Paper Award

Winner announcement date: 30 April 2026

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in the C—Journal of Carbon Research will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).

Selection Criteria

– Scientific merit and broad impact;
– Originality of the research objectives and/or the ideas presented;
– Creativity of the study design or uniqueness of the approaches and concepts;
– Clarity of presentation;
– Citations and downloads.

Past Winners

Winner

Article
22 Citations
4,688 Views
16 Pages
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Sustainable Supercapacitors Based on Polypyrrole-Doped Activated Biochar from Wood Waste Electrodes
Ravi Moreno Araujo Pinheiro Lima,
Glaydson Simões dos Reis,
Ulla Lassi,
Eder Claudio Lima,
Guilherme Luiz Dotto and
Helinando Pequeno de Oliveira
C2023, 9(2), 59;https://doi.org/10.3390/c9020059
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5 June 2023
The synthesis of high-performance carbon-based materials from biomass residues for electrodes has been considered a challenge to achieve in supercapacitor-based production. In this work, activated biochar has been prepared as the active electrode mat...
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Review
119 Citations
33,905 Views
30 Pages
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Biochar for Soil Carbon Sequestration: Current Knowledge, Mechanisms, and Future Perspectives
Simeng Li and
Desarae Tasnady
C2023, 9(3), 67;https://doi.org/10.3390/c9030067
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7 July 2023
Biochar, a sustainable solid material derived from biomass pyrolysis enriched in carbon, has emerged as a promising solution for soil carbon sequestration. This comprehensive review analyzes the current knowledge on biochar’s application in thi...
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