A comparative study of chemical treatment by FeCl3, MgCl 2, and ZnCl2on microstructure, surface chemistry, and double-layer capacitance of carbons from waste biomass

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1451-1459

  Rufford, Thomas E ^a   Hulicova Jurcakova, Denisa ^a   Zhu, Zhonghua ^a   Lu, Gao Qing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON ELECTRODE; CARBON TREATMENT; CELL CAPACITANCE; CHEMICAL TREATMENTS; COFFEE GROUNDS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; DOUBLE-LAYER CAPACITANCE; EFFECT OF CHEMICALS; SURFACE AREA; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; TWO-ELECTRODE CELL; WASTE BIOMASS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; ADSORPTION; CAPACITANCE; ELECTROCHEMICAL ELECTRODES; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

WASTE TREATMENT;

EID: 77955932845     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2010.0186     Document Type: Article

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