Hierarchical Activated Porous Activated Carbon Derived from Callistemon Leaf Biochar for Supercapacitor and Methylene Blue Removal Applications
Vishnu Sankar Sivasankarapillai, Atchaya Sundararajan, Muthusankar Eswaran, Ragupathy Dhanusuraman
Abstract
The present study focuses hierarchical porous activated carbon derived from the leaves of C. viminalis (Bottlebrush) plant through a simple KOH activation process. The activated carbon has been employed as electrode material for supercapacitor which showed promising specific capacitance of 283 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g. Activated carbon derived from C. viminalis can be employed as promising candidate for supercapacitor as well as dye removal applications.
Topics & Concepts
BiocharActivated carbonMethylene blueSupercapacitorChemistryActivated charcoalNuclear chemistryChemical engineeringAdsorptionOrganic chemistryElectrochemistryPyrolysisPhotocatalysisCatalysisEngineeringPhysical chemistryElectrodeSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication