| Title |
Few layer graphene nanosheets from kinnow peel waste for high-performance supercapacitors: A comparative study with three different electrolytes |
| ID_Doc |
14381 |
| Authors |
Pathak, M; Tatrari, G; Karakoti, M; Pandey, S; Sahu, PS; Saha, B; Sahoo, NG |
| Title |
Few layer graphene nanosheets from kinnow peel waste for high-performance supercapacitors: A comparative study with three different electrolytes |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
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| DOI |
10.1016/j.est.2022.105729 |
| Abstract |
Utilization of carbonaceous waste into energy storage applications not only solves the problem of waste man-agement but also promotes the circular economy. Any carbonaceous material with a high surface area and sheet -like nanostructure facilitates fast-ion transport due to which it can act as a suitable candidate for the electrode material in Supercapacitors. This work reports the preparation of few-layer graphene nanosheets from fruit waste: kinnow peel waste (KPW) for the first time, via two-step pyrolysis with activation using KCl as the activating agent followed by probe sonication. The confirmation of few-layer graphene (FLG) nanosheets from KPW was done with the help of RAMAN, XRD, FT-IR, SEM, and TEM. The high surface area with the presence of both the meso and micropores in synthesized FLG nanosheets was confirmed with the help of BET. The KPW-derived few-layer graphene (KPW-FLG) nanosheets were further investigated for high-performance super -capacitors by fabricating three different supercapacitor devices (SCs); SC-1, SC-2, and SC-3 corresponded to 6 M KOH, 1 M H2SO4 and 1 M H3PO4 respectively. The ideal and reversible capacitive behavior of the fabricated SC devices was analyzed with the help of Cyclic voltammetry (CV) and galvanostatic charge-discharge (GCD) techniques. The SC-2 displayed the highest gravimetric specific capacitance (Cs) value of 642 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s in a 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte with the highest energy density of 48.9 Wh/Kg and better power density of 629.5 W/Kg. Our study revealed that the KPW-FLG can be used as the potential candidate for electrode material in fabricating the high-performance supercapacitor which showed the best results in capacitance, charge -discharge, cyclic stability, and energy density with 1 M H2SO4 electrolyte. |
| Author Keywords |
Kinnow peel waste (KPW); Supercapacitor; Graphene nanosheets; Specific capacitance |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000869002700007 |
| WoS Category |
Energy & Fuels |
| Research Area |
Energy & Fuels |
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