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Publication history: Received December 22, 2005
Accepted February 22, 2006

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Feasibility of bamboo-based activated carbons for an electrochemical supercapacitor electrode

Chan Kim Jae-Wook Lee¹ Jong-Hyu Kim² Kap-Seung Yang^†

Faculty of Applied Chemical Engineering, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Korea ¹Department of Chemical Engineering, Seonam University, Namwon 590-170, Korea ²Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER), Daejeon 305-343, Korea

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, July 2006, 23(4), 592-594(3), 10.1007/BF02706799

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Abstract

This study focused on the preparation and electrochemical properties of bamboo-based activated carbons (ACs) through carbonization and subsequent activation with steam and non-aqueous electrolyte solutions. The specific surface areas and the capacitances of samples ranged from 445 to 1,025 m2/g and from 5 to 60 F/g, respectively, depending on the activation conditions. The sample activated at 900 °C for 60 min under our experimental conditions exhibited the highest capacitance and the largest specific surface area.

Keywords

Bamboo Activated Carbon Electrochemical Supercapacitors

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