Studies on structural, morphological, electrical and electrochemical properties of activated carbon prepared from sugarcane bagasse

T. Adinaveen; L. John Kennedy; J. Judith Vijaya; G. Sekaran

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.19, No.5, 1470-1476, September, 2013

DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2013.01.010 Export Citation

Studies on structural, morphological, electrical and electrochemical properties of activated carbon prepared from sugarcane bagasse

T. Adinaveen, L. John Kennedy^{1, †}, J. Judith Vijaya, and G. Sekaran²

Catalysis and Nanomaterials Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Loyola College, Chennai 600 034, India
¹Materials Division, School of Advanced Sciences, Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT) University, Chennai Campus, Chennai 600 127, India
²Environmental Technology Division, Central Leather Research Institute, Adyar, Chennai 600 020, India

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Activated carbon composite was prepared from sugarcane bagasse. The X-ray diffraction revealed the evolution of crystallites of carbon and silica during activation at higher temperature. FTIR spectrum shows the presence of functional groups and silica in the carbon composite. The morphology of the carbon sample was determined by SEM. The surface area, pore volume and pore size distribution of carbon composites were measured. The dc conductivity was determined and conductivity at room temperature was found to increase from 10.22 × 10^(-3) to 25.131 × 10^(-3) S cm^(-1). The samples show good electrochemical property and the specific capacitance in the range of 92.340 F g^(-1).

Keywords:Activated carbon;Surface morphology;X-ray diffraction;Electrical conductivity;Supercapacitors

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