Lignosulphonate-cellulose derived porous activated carbon for supercapacitor electrode
By Zhao, Zhenhuan; Hao, Shimeng; Hao, Pin; Sang, Yuanhua; Manivannan, Ayyakkannu; Wu, Nianqiang & Liu, Hong
Published in J. Mater. Chem. A
The Royal Society of Chemistry
2015
Abstract
The notion of environmental protection and renewable sources for energy conversion and storage has become particularly important nowadays. In this research, a meso-microporous carbon was prepared by the combination of a template method and chemical activation with earth abundant cellulose and lignosulphonate as the sources. The as-synthesized meso-microporous carbon contained mesopores generated by regeneration of cellulose with the assistance of a silica template, and micropores created by chemical activation of carbon. Such a unique porous structure makes the as-synthesized meso-microporous carbon the ideal electrode active material for energy storage. The two-electrode symmetric supercapacitors built using the meso-microporous carbon electrodes show a specific capacitance of 286 F g-1 at a current density of 0.25 A g-1 in aqueous electrolyte. More importantly, the symmetric supercapacitor achieves a high energy density of 13 W h kg-1 while at a high power density of 27 kW kg-1. It is demonstrated that using renewable natural sources for the manufacturing of porous carbon with high performance for energy storage can be an effective way to lower the cost of a supercapacitor.
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