Investigating the effects of activating agent morphology on the porosity and related capacitance of nanoporous carbons
Servann Hérou, Maria Crespo Ribadeneyra, Maria‐Magdalena Titirici
Abstract
We compare the microstructure of a lignin-based powdered activated carbon with a lignin-based electrospun mat and show how the reduction in size of the activating agent domains promotes the formation of microporosity and increases the resulting double layer capacitance.
Topics & Concepts
NanoporousPorosityMorphology (biology)Materials scienceCapacitanceMicrostructureChemical engineeringLigninLayer (electronics)Composite materialNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryElectrodeEngineeringBiologyGeneticsPhysical chemistrySupercapacitor Materials and FabricationLignin and Wood ChemistryMesoporous Materials and Catalysis