Fe-doped biomass-derived activated carbons as sustainable electrode materials in supercapacitors using different electrolytes

In the search of sustainable and low-cost materials, able to reinforce circular economy, different activated carbons were obtained from agroindustry wastes, by means of a chemical activation route, after the doping of their corresponding biochars with Fe-based species through an incipient wetness me...

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Autores: Mamani, Arminda, Barreda García, Daniel, Fabiana Sardella, María, Bavio, Marcela, Blanco Rodríguez, Clara, González Arias, Zoraida, Santamaría Ramírez, Ricardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/383949
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/383949
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85193468770
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Palabra clave:Sustainable activated carbons
Agroindustry wastes
Aqueous electrolyte
Ionic electrolyte
Organic electrolyte
Supercapacitors
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Sumario:In the search of sustainable and low-cost materials, able to reinforce circular economy, different activated carbons were obtained from agroindustry wastes, by means of a chemical activation route, after the doping of their corresponding biochars with Fe-based species through an incipient wetness method. These activated carbons were assessed as active electrode materials in supercapacitors using various electrolytic media, including aqueous, organic and ionic liquid electrolytes. The electrochemical results obtained revealed an excellent performance for all porous materials and electrolytes under evaluation, reaching the highest specific capacitance of 334F/g at a current density of 0.02 A/g using an aqueous electrolyte. The highest specific capacitance using an organic electrolyte and an ionic liquid electrolyte were 214F/g and 166F/g, respectively. It was found that activated carbons with a relevant mesopores volume, and pore sizes around 1 nm, achieved a better specific capacitance when using aqueous and organic electrolytes. However, heteroatoms as oxygen and iron enhanced the electrochemical performance of the device using the ionic liquid as electrolyte, thus achieving the highest energy and power density values (up to 63 Wh/kg and 1606 W/kg, respectively) among the different systems evaluated.