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Preparation and Electrochemical Performance of Coconut Shell-based Activated Carbon for Supercapacitor

HOU Min1, SUN Kang1,2, DENG Xian-lun1,2, XIAO Feng-long1, YANG Hua1, LIN Guan-feng3   

  1. 1. Institute of Chemical Industry of Forest Products, CAF; National Engineering Lab. for Biomass Chemical Utilization; Key and Open Lab. of Forest Chemical Engineering, SFA; Key Lab. of Biomass Energy and Material, Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210042, China;
    2. Research Institute of Forestry New Technology, CAF, Beijing 100091, China;
    3. Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Forest Silviculture and Forest Product Processing Utilization, Fuzhou 350012, China
  • Received:2015-09-30 Online:2016-03-30 Published:2016-03-31

Abstract: Activated carbon for supercapacitor was prepared from coconut shell carbide by KOH activation. The effects of the ratio of KOH/carbon, activation temperature and activation time on the pore structures and specific capacitance of activated carbon were investigated. The results showed that the high quality activated carbon as electrode material could be prepared under the conditions of the mass ratio of KOH/carbon 4:1, activation temperature 800℃ and activation time 60 min. Under these conditions, its specific surface area of the sample was 2 891 m2/g, total pore volume was 1.488 cm3/g, the mesopore ratio was 73.6 % and specific capacitance was 235 F/g.

Key words: coconut shell carbide, activated carbon, electrode material, supercapacitor, specific capacitance

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