Promising activated carbon derived from sugarcane tip as electrode material for high-performance supercapacitors
Bo Wei, Tiantian Wei, Caifeng Xie, Kai Li, Fangxue Hang
Abstract
in 6 M KOH electrolyte. These results demonstrate that sugarcane tips, which are inexpensive and easily accessible agricultural waste, can be used to create a novel biomass precursor for the production of low-cost activated carbon materials for high-performance supercapacitors.
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SupercapacitorCarbonizationCapacitanceActivated carbonMaterials scienceCurrent densityCarbon fibersPower densityElectrodeChemical engineeringBiomass (ecology)ElectrolyteSpecific surface areaChemistryComposite materialPower (physics)Composite numberOrganic chemistryPhysical chemistryGeologyPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAdsorptionCatalysisEngineeringOceanographyScanning electron microscopeSupercapacitor Materials and FabricationElectrochemical sensors and biosensorsAdvanced battery technologies research