Abstract
Electrochemical Capacitive Performance of Zncl2 Activated Carbon Derived from Bamboo Bagasse in Aqueous and Organic Electrolyte
Sivagaami Sundari Gunasekaran1, Raghu Subashchandra Bose2 and Kalaivani Raman1
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.13005/ojc/350136
Abstract:
The present aims to explore the supercapacitor performance with the zinc catalysed activated carbon from biomass (bamboo bagasse) as the electrode material. The zinc-catalysed activated carbon is prepared by a novel combined technique of hydrothermal followed by chemical activation process. The prepared carbon was subjected to electrochemical characterization like cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and cycling studies. The carbon activated in the presence of zinc chloride has the highest capacitance of 180 Fg-1 in aqueous medium and 153 Fg-1 in the non-aqueous medium.
Keywords:Activated Carbon; Carbonization; Energy Storage Materials; Supercapacitor
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