In this work, three-dimensional (3D) interconnected S-doped porous carbon materials are fabricated using bio-waste sodium lignosulfonate as carbon and sulfur precursor by in situ carbonization and subsequent KOH activation process. The as-obtained S-PC-SO has high specific surface area of 1592 m(2) g(-1), high S weight percentage up to 5.2 wt% and interconnected porous framework consisting of micro-, meso- and macropores. As a result, the S-PC-50 exhibits a high specific capacitance of 320 F g(-1) at 0.2 A g(-1), excellent rate performance with 76.5% capacitance retention after a current density increasing from 2 A ra (200 F g(-1)) to 100 A g(-1). (153 F ri) and 99% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles at 5 A g(-1). Besides, the symmetric supercapacitor can deliver a high energy density up to 8.2 Wh kg(-1) at 50 W kg(-1). (C) 2017 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.