Performance of carbon based on chicken feather with KOH activation as an anode for Li-ion batteries

• Published in: Materials today : proceedings Vol. 44; pp. 3183 - 3187
• Main Authors: Hastuti, Erna, Subhan, Achmad, Auwala, Almas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2021
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Anode battery; Batteries; Chemical activation; Chicken feather; Anode battery; Chemical activation; Batteries; Activated carbon; Chicken feather
• ISSN: 2214-7853; 2214-7853
• DOI: 10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.429

•Utilization of chicken feather is done in the production of activated carbon.•The structure of keratin in chicken feather has good potential as activated carbon.•The activated carbon is electrodes that are environmentally friendly and renewable. In this research, a carbonized chicken feather taken from poultry waste for anode materials was prepared using the pyrolysis method. The activation process is carried out to improve carbon performance for battery applications. While the activation process of carbon utilized KOH variations (1 M, 3 M, and 5 M) which was pyrolyzed at 700 ℃. In addition, the surface area, crystalline structures, and morphologies of the activated carbonized chicken feather (CFCAs) were investigated by the X-ray diffraction, BET, and SEM. Furthermore, their various electrochemical properties in Li-Bs were also examined, with the chemical activation process decreasing the crystallite size. The activated carbon has a small distance of reduction and oxidation peaks, which attributed to the insertion of Li-ion into the voids in carbon. The results show that activated carbon with KOH 5 M has the highest discharge rate capacity at 445.87 (mAhg−1).