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Synthesis of activated carbon from Salacca peel using hydrothermal carbonization and microwave assisted chemical activation as promising supercapacitor’s electrode
Kristianto H.a, Susanti R.F.a, Arie A.A.a, Ondy F.C.a, Chrismanto C.a, Devianto H.b
a Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Industrial Technology, Parahyangan Catholic University, Bandung, West Java, 40141, Indonesia
b Department of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Bandung, West Java, 40132, Indonesia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624529070653{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner layout=”boxed”][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1624695412187{border-right-width: 1px !important;border-right-color: #dddddd !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-radius: 1px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Abstract” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]© 2020 Author(s).Activated carbon is a highly porous material that has been used as electrodes for batteries, symmetric, and asymmetric supercapacitors. In this study we utilize salacca peel as a precursor to synthesis activated carbon (AC) using hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and microwave assisted chemical activation method. The HTC was done at 225°C, 50 bar for 5 h using citric acid as a catalyst. The obtained hydrochar (HC) was furthermore impregnated using KOH as activating agent at various HC to KOH mass ratio (1:2, 1:3, and 1:4). The activation was done under microwave radiation of 700 Watt for 8 min. The obtained AC samples were characterized using scanning electron microscope (SEM), Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR), and methylene blue adsorption. The best AC with ratio 1:4 was furthermore tested as nickel ion’s capacitor electrode. The electrochemical characteristics (cyclic voltammetry) were measured by using half-cell test pouch with nickel oxide as a reference electrode and 6 M KOH as electrolyte. The results obtained showed that AC from salacca peel gave better performance compared to commercial AC.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Author keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Indexed keywords” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”Funding details” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][vc_empty_space][megatron_heading title=”DOI” size=”size-sm” text_align=”text-left”][vc_column_text]https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0013599[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Widget Plumx[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator css=”.vc_custom_1624528584150{padding-top: 25px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;}”][/vc_column][/vc_row]