What is it about?
Due to their large specific surface area, layered architecture, and high degree of graphitization, amorphous activated carbon with graphitic characteristics has received a lot of interest. Herein, graphene like activated carbon was synthesized via sono-exfoliation of hazelnut shells activated carbon. An excellent energy density of 38.7 W h kg−1 and power density of 198.4 W kg−1 were displayed by a flexible supercapacitor device with sono-exfoliated activated carbon and bio-polymer electrolyte (HEC/Na2SO4), along with 89% capacitance retention after 10,000 cycles. This results indicate that sono-exfoliation is simple, economical and scalable process for producing high performance carbonaceous materials from biomass waste for energy storage applications.
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Why is it important?
Superior structural, morphological and electrochemical characteristics of sono-exfoliated hazelnut shell activated carbon are appreciable for a low cost, environmentally friendly, efficient supercapacitor electrode material. According to the study, it is possible to turn waste hazelnut shells into a fantastic value-added product for supercapacitor electrode applications.
Perspectives
"I hope that researchers would focus on the sono-exfoliation method as a best and facile technique for the enhancing the structural, morphological and electrochemical characteristics of biomass activated carbon for highly efficient supercapacitor applications."
Mr Kiran Kumar Reddy Reddygunta
University of Strathclyde
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This page is a summary of: Sono‐exfoliated graphene‐like activated carbon from hazelnut shells for flexible supercapacitors, International Journal of Energy Research, July 2022, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/er.8314.
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