Open AccessMeso- and microporous carbon electrode and its effect on the capacitive, energy and power properties of supercapacitor
Author(s) -
Erman Taer,
Rika Taslim,
Sugianto Sugianto,
Muhammad Paiszal,
Mukhlis Mukhlis,
Widya Sinta Mustika,
Agustino Agustino
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of power electronics and drive systems (ijpeds)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322
H-Index - 21
ISSN - 2088-8694
DOI - 10.11591/ijpeds.v9.i3.pp1263-1271
Subject(s) - microporous material , supercapacitor , carbon fibers , activated carbon , materials science , specific surface area , electrochemistry , capacitance , chemical engineering , specific energy , electrode , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , analytical chemistry (journal) , organic chemistry , composite material , adsorption , physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , engineering , catalysis
Activated carbon monoliths (ACMs) with average pore diameters in the meso- and micropore regions were successfully produced from biomass material. ACM synthesis uses chemical activation with KOH and ZnCl 2 activating agents. The carbon and activating agent mass ratios were 1:1, 1:3, 1:5 and 1:7. Both activating materials produced an ACM with an average pore diameter of 3.2 nm. The specific capacitance, specific surface area, energy and power were as high as 63 F/g, 650 m 2 /g, and 0.23 Wh/kg for KOH and 73 F/g, and 522 m 2 /g, and 19 W/kg for ZnCl 2 activating agents, respectively. For comparison, we also studied the physical and electrochemical properties of ACM with an average pore size in the micropore range from the same raw material.