Abstract Carbonization and post-activation of polysaccharides (utilized as food residue) created new bio-nanocarbons for the electrode of electric double layer capacitors (EDLC). Large specific capacitance (46.1 F/g, 26.4 F/cm3) and high rate… Click to show full abstract
Abstract Carbonization and post-activation of polysaccharides (utilized as food residue) created new bio-nanocarbons for the electrode of electric double layer capacitors (EDLC). Large specific capacitance (46.1 F/g, 26.4 F/cm3) and high rate performance was confirmed under optimized conditions of carbonization temperature (600 °C) and supplied amount of sodium hydroxide in NaOH-activation process (250 wt %). The capacitance and rate performance were larger than the reported values, 42.9 F/g, 19.7 F/cm3 of currently used activated carbon MSP-20. The feature that NaOH is usable as the activation agent, instead of KOH, is advantageous for reducing the cost of EDLC.
               
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