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Sustainable Porous Activated Carbon from the Bark of Wood Apple Tree as Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Application

https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.32843
M. Sugirtha
Department of Chemistry, Poompuhar College (Autonomous) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Melaiyur-609107, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-7734-1225
K. Ramesh
Department of Chemistry, Poompuhar College (Autonomous) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Melaiyur-609107, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1544-3683
M. Kiruthiga
Department of Chemistry, Government College of Women, Kumbakonam-612001, India
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7980-7613
M. Saravanan
Department of Chemistry, Poompuhar College (Autonomous) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Melaiyur-609107, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4912-0317
C. Pratheep
Department of Chemistry, Government College of Women, Kumbakonam-612001, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0780-040X
K. Suridha
Department of Chemistry, Poompuhar College (Autonomous) (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Melaiyur-609107, India
https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7118-5609

Corresponding Author(s) : K. Ramesh

rameshchemistry944@gmail.com

Asian Journal of Chemistry, Vol. 37 No. 1 (2025): Vol 37 Issue 1, 2025

Abstract

The remarkable microstructural characteristics of porous carbons make them attractive as electrode materials for supercapacitors. The production of porous carbon from biowaste materials has gained considerable attention because of their affordability and natural abundance. This work approaches the preparation of porous carbon using the bark of wood apple tree precursor. The X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy techniques were performed to evaluate the physico-chemical parameters of prepared activated carbon material. In three-electrode electrochemical tests, the activated carbon WABAC3 provides the specific capacitance of 345 F g–1 at a current density of 1 A g–1 in 1 M Na2SO4 electrolyte with remarkable rate capability. It provides the cyclic stability of 91% of initial capacitance after 5000 continuous GCD cycles at a current density of 5 A g–1.

Keywords

Activated carbon Energy storage Supercapacitors Electrochemistry
Sugirtha, M., Ramesh, K., Kiruthiga, M., Saravanan, M., Pratheep, C., & Suridha, K. (2024). Sustainable Porous Activated Carbon from the Bark of Wood Apple Tree as Electrode Material for Supercapacitor Application. Asian Journal of Chemistry, 37(1), 93–99. https://doi.org/10.14233/ajchem.2025.32843
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