scholarly journals N, S-Codoped Activated Carbon Material with Ultra-High Surface Area for High-Performance Supercapacitors

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1982
Author(s):  
Qinghua Yuan ◽  
Zhuwen Ma ◽  
Junbiao Chen ◽  
Zhenrui Huang ◽  
Zeming Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Material ◽  
High Surface ◽  
Koh Activation ◽  
Supercapacitor Electrode ◽  
Tobacco Stalk

The recycling of macromolecular biowastes has been a problem for the agriculture industry. In this study, a novel N, S-codoped activated carbon material with an ultrahigh specific area was produced for the application of a supercapacitor electrode, using tobacco stalk biowastes as the carbon source, KOH as the activating agents and thiourea as the doping agent. Tobacco stalk is mainly composed of cellulose, but also contains many small molecules and inorganic salts. KOH activation resulted in many mesopores, giving the tobacco stem-activated carbon a large specific surface area and double-layer capacitance. The specific surface area of the samples reached up to 3733 m2·g−1, while the maximum specific capacitance of the samples obtained was up to 281.3 F·g−1 in the 3-electrode tests (1 A·g−1). The doping of N and S elements raised the specific capacitance significantly, which could be increased to a value as high as 422.5 F·g−1 at a current density of 1 A·g−1 in the 3-electrode tests, but N, S-codoping also led to instability. The results of this article prove that tobacco stalks could be efficiently reused in the field of supercapacitors.

Modified polyacrylonitrile-based activated carbon fibers applied in supercapacitor

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (3) ◽  
pp. 164-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjie Su ◽  
Bohong Li ◽  
Dongyu Zhao ◽  
Chuanli Qin ◽  
Zheng Jin
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Electrode Material ◽  
High Specific Capacitance ◽  
Activated Carbon Fibers ◽  
Content Type

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to prepare a new modified activated carbon fibers (ACFs) of high specific capacitance used for electrode material of supercapacitor. Design/methodology/approach In this study, the specific capacitance of ACF was significantly increased by using the phenolic resin microspheres and melamine as modifiers to prepare modified PAN-based activated carbon fibers (MACFs) via electrospinning, pre-oxidation and carbonization. The symmetrical supercapacitor (using MACF as electrode) and hybrid supercapacitor (using MACF and activated carbon as electrodes) were tested in term of electrochemical properties by cyclic voltammetry, AC impedance and cycle stability test. Findings It was found that the specific capacitance value of the modified fibers were increased to 167 Fg-1 by adding modifiers (i.e. 20 wt.% microspheres and 15 wt.% melamine) compared to that of unmodified fibers (86.17 Fg-1). Specific capacitance of modified electrode material had little degradation over 10,000 cycles. This result can be attributed to that the modifiers embedded into the fibers changed the original morphology and enhanced the specific surface area of the fibers. Originality/value The modified ACFs in our study had high specific surface area and significantly high specific capacitance, which can be applied as efficient and environmental absorbent, and advanced electrode material of supercapacitor.

Preparation of high specific surface area and high adsorptive activated carbon by KOH activation

2019 ◽  
Vol 199 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang-Quan Zhang ◽  
Xin Sui ◽  
Bing Yu ◽  
You-Qing Shen ◽  
Hai-Lin Cong
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Koh Activation

Preparation of high specific surface area activated carbon from walnut shells by microwave-induced KOH activation

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (6) ◽  
pp. 1527-1537 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song cheng ◽  
Libo Zhang ◽  
Hongying Xia ◽  
Jinhui Peng ◽  
Shengzhou Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
Koh Activation ◽  
Walnut Shells

Valorization of cellulose-doped lignin: application of cellulose-doped lignin-derived activated carbon in capacitors and investigation of its textural properties and electrochemical performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangcai Wang ◽  
Xin Feng ◽  
Huanhuan Ma ◽  
Jielong Wu ◽  
Yu Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Wall Thickness ◽  
Textural Properties ◽  
Pore Wall ◽  
Surface Areas ◽  
Pore Wall Thickness

Abstract This work provides an idea for efficient and harmless utilization of lignin and further evaluated the textural properties of lignin-derived activated carbon/specific capacitance relationship. The yield of cellulose-doped apricot shell lignin (ASLC) was 30.42%. H3PO4/KOH was used to assist the preparation of ASLC-derived activated carbon (AAC) for capacitors. The specific surface areas of the as-obtained AAC-P-3 and AAC-K-2 were 1475.16 m2/g and 2136.56 m2/g, respectively. The specific capacitances of AAC-P-3 and AAC-K-2 were 169.14 F/g and 236.00 F/g, respectively, upon the current density of 0.50 A/g. In capacitors containing aqueous KOH as the electrolyte, the AR2 (0.983) between specific surface area and specific capacitance was highest, followed by the AR2 (0.978) between Vmicro/Vmeso and specific capacitance, the AR2 (0.975) between pore-wall thickness and specific capacitance. Consequently, the specific capacitances of the AACs depend not only the specific surface area, but also on the Vmicro/Vmeso, pore-wall thickness, and Vmicro.

Architecture engineering of supercapacitor electrode materials

2016 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 1640001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunfeng Chen ◽  
Gong Li ◽  
Dongfeng Xue
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Electrode Materials ◽  
Electronic Conductivity ◽  
High Specific Capacitance ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Supercapacitor Electrode

The biggest challenge for today’s supercapacitor systems readily possessing high power density is their low energy density. Their electrode materials with controllable structure, specific surface area, electronic conductivity, and oxidation state, have long been highlighted. Architecture engineering of functional electrode materials toward powerful supercapacitor systems is becoming a big fashion in the community. The construction of ion-accessible tunnel structures can microscopically increase the specific capacitance and materials utilization; stiff 3D structures with high specific surface area can macroscopically assure high specific capacitance. Many exciting findings in electrode materials mainly focus on the construction of ice-folded graphene paper, in situ functionalized graphene, in situ crystallizing colloidal ionic particles and polymorphic metal oxides. This feature paper highlights some recent architecture engineering strategies toward high-energy supercapacitor electrode systems, including electric double-layer capacitance (EDLC) and pseudocapacitance.

Preparation and Electrochemical Characterization of an Activated Carbon Material of High Surface Area for Supercapacitor

2012 ◽  
Vol 463-464 ◽  
pp. 410-414 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Xiao Dong Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Capacitance ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Material ◽  
Chemical Activation ◽  
High Surface ◽  
High Surface Area ◽  
High Specific Capacitance ◽  
Carbon Electrode ◽  
Equivalent Series Resistance

A low-cost organic compound mainly comprising of polyarylate was selected as precursor and a chemical activation method was used to prepare an activated carbon material of large surface area, with which the activated carbon electrodes of high specific capacitance were fabricated for supercapacitor. Impact of activating temperature on the specific capacitance of activated carbon electrode was studied, the relationship between the pore structure, surface area and specific capacitance of activated carbon electrode were discussed. The specific capacitance and ESR (equivalent series resistance ) of the electrode fabricated with the activated carbon prepared at 700°C is 211F.g-1 and 0.2Ω/cm2 in hydrous electrolyte and the 122F/g and 1Ω/cm2 in orgnic electrolyte respectively. Because of the different ion diameter in orgnic and hydrous electrolyte, activated electrode show different electrochemical behavior in cyclic voltammetry examinations.

scholarly journals Experimental Study on Activated Carbon-MIL-101(Cr) Composites for Ethanol Vapor Adsorption

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (14) ◽  
pp. 3811
Author(s):  
Zhongbao Liu ◽  
Jiayang Gao ◽  
Xin Qi ◽  
Zhi Zhao ◽  
Han Sun
Keyword(s):  
Activated Carbon ◽  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Ethanol Vapor ◽  
Future Application ◽  
Working Fluid ◽  
Relative Pressure ◽  
Adsorption Refrigeration ◽  
Vapor Adsorption

In this study, the hydrothermal method was used to synthesize MIL-101(Cr), and activated carbon (AC) with different content was incorporated in to MIL-101(Cr), thereby obtaining AC-MIL-101(Cr) composite material with a huge specific surface area. The physical properties of MIL-101(Cr) and AC-MIL-101(Cr) were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), nitrogen adsorption and desorption and specific surface area testing, and ethanol vapor adsorption performance testing. The results show that with the increase of activated carbon content, the thermal stability of AC-MIL-101(Cr) is improved. Compared with the pure sample, the BET specific surface area and pore volume of AC-MIL-101(Cr) have increased; In the relative pressure range of 0–0.4, the saturated adsorption capacity of AC-MIL-101(Cr) to ethanol vapor decreases slightly. It is lower than MIL-101(Cr), but its adsorption rate is improved. Therefore, AC-MIL-101(Cr)/ethanol vapor has a good application prospect in adsorption refrigeration systems. The exploration of AC-MIL-101(Cr) composite materials in this paper provides a reference for the future application of carbon-based/MOFS composite adsorbent/ethanol vapor working fluid in adsorption refrigeration.

Carbon material with high specific surface area and high pseudocapacitance: Possible application in supercapacitors

2021 ◽  
Vol 319 ◽  
pp. 111063
Author(s):  
Yury M. Volfkovich ◽  
Valentin E. Sosenkin ◽  
Alexei Y. Rychagov ◽  
Alexandr V. Melezhik ◽  
Alexei G. Tkachev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Specific Surface ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Specific Surface Area ◽  
Carbon Material ◽  
High Specific Surface Area
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