Supercapacitor performance of activated carbon derived from rotten carrot in aqueous, organic and ionic liquid based electrolytes

• Published in: Journal of Saudi Chemical Society Vol. 22; no. 8; pp. 993 - 1002
• Main Authors: Ahmed, Sultan, Ahmed, Ahsan, Rafat, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Elsevier B.V 01.12.2018; Saudi Chemical Society; Springer
• Subjects: Biomass; Electrolytes; Porous carbon; Rotten carrot; Supercapacitor; Waste; Supercapacitor; Electrolytes; Porous carbon; Biomass; Waste; Rotten carrot
• ISSN: 1319-6103
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jscs.2018.03.002

In this work, we report the synthesis of porous activated carbon (AC). AC was derived from rotten carrot, at different values of activating temperature under inert atmosphere, employing chemical activation method and ZnCl2 as activation agent. On the basis of results observed by surface area and por...