Synthesis and characterizations of activated carbon from Wisteria sinensis seeds biomass for energy storage applications

Ganesh Prasad Awasthi; Deval Prasad Bhattarai; Bikendra Maharjan; Kyung-Suk Kim; Chan Hee Park; Cheol Sang Kim

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.72, 265-272, April, 2019

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2018.12.027 Export Citation

Synthesis and characterizations of activated carbon from Wisteria sinensis seeds biomass for energy storage applications

Ganesh Prasad Awasthi¹, Deval Prasad Bhattarai^{1, 2}, Bikendra Maharjan¹, Kyung-Suk Kim³, Chan Hee Park^{1, 4, †}, and Cheol Sang Kim^{1, 4, †}

¹Department of Bionanosystem Engineering, Graduate School, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
²Department of Chemistry, Amrit Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
³Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Chonbuk National University,, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea
⁴Division of Mechanical Design Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju 561-756, Republic of Korea

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Herein, we proposed, for the first time, a novel activated carbon (AC) material synthesized from Wisteria sinensis (WS) seeds biomass. Characterizations of the material were carried out by Field-emission scanning electron microscopy, Transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, and Brunauer-Emmett- Teller specific surface area analysis. As-synthesized AC was employed as an electrode material to evaluate its applicability in energy storage devices. Results showed enhanced capacitive performance in an acidic electrolyte compared to the neutral electrolyte at similar current density. Thus, as-synthesized AC could be a suitable material for energy storage applications.

Keywords:Wisteria sinensis seeds;Biomass;Chemical activation;Activated carbon;Energy storage

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