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Electrochemical Activation of Graphene at Low Temperature: The Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitectures for High Performance Supercapacitors and Capacitive Deionization.

Zoromba, M.S., Abdel-Aziz, M.H., Bassyouni, M., Gutub, S., Demko, D. and Abdelkader, A.M., 2017. Electrochemical Activation of Graphene at Low Temperature: The Synthesis of Three-Dimensional Nanoarchitectures for High Performance Supercapacitors and Capacitive Deionization. ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 5 (6), 4573 - 4581.

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DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.6b02869

Abstract

© 2017 American Chemical Society. An electrochemical technique is developed to activate graphene oxide (GO) at relatively low temperature and assemble it into porous electrodes. The activation process is carried out in molten KOH by switching the polarity between 2 symmetrical GO electrodes. The electrochemically activated graphene (ECAG) showed a specific surface area as high as 2170 m2 g-1 and nanometer-sized pore created at a temperature as low as 450 °C. The ECAG electrode shows a significant enhancement in the electrochemical activity and thus improved electrochemical performance when being used as electrodes in supercapacitors and capacitive deionization (CDI) cells. A specific capacitance of 275 F g-1 is obtained in 6 M KOH electrolyte, and 189 F g-1 in 1 M NaCl electrolyte, which maintains 95% after 5000 cycles. The desalination capacity of the electrodes was evaluated by a batch mode electrosorption experiment. The ECAG electrode was able to remove 14.25 mg of salts per gram of the active materials and satisfy a high adsorption rate of 2.01 mg g-1 min-1. The low energy consumption of the CDI system is demonstrated by its high charge efficiency, which is estimated to be 0.83.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:2168-0485
Uncontrolled Keywords:Molten salts; Desalination; Porous electrodes; Sponge-templated; Electrosorption; Ultracapacitor
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:34099
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:03 Jun 2020 15:08
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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