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Lignocellulosic-Based Activated Carbon Prepared by a Chemical Impregnation Method as Electrode Materials for Double Layer Capacitor
AMBER Centre and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Department of Chemistry, Biswanath College, Bishwanath Charali, Assam, India
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AMBER Centre and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
1 AMBER Centre and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
2 Department of Chemistry, Biswanath College, Bishwanath Charali, Assam, India
3 AMBER Centre and CRANN, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland
Activated carbons (ACs) were prepared from a lignocellulosic-based waste material by a chemical impregnation method using KOH, NaOH or CaCl 2 as the activating agent. These ACs were characterized by different techniques such as N 2 adsorption, FTIR, XRD and SEM. Electrostatic properties viz . pH and pH pzc of AC suspensions in aqueous media were measured. The concentration of surface oxygenated functional groups of the ACs was estimated following the Boehm titration method. Cyclic voltammetry was conducted in H 2 SO 4 after fabricating two-electrode capacitor cells of the ACs. The correlation of AC surface chemistry and morphology with electrochemical performance (capacitance) of powdered electrodes is analyzed and discussed.
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