摘要
Activated carbon （AC） obtained from the industrial pyrolytic tire char is treated by concentrated nitric acid （AC-HNO3） and then used as the electrode material for supercapacitors. Surface properties and electrochemical capacitances of AC and AC- HNO3 are studied. It is found that the morphology and the porous texture for AC and AC- HNO3 have little difference, while the oxygen content increases and functional groups change after the acid treatment. Electrochemical results demonstrate that the AC-HNO3 electrode displays higher specific capacitance, better stability and cycling performance, and lower equivalent series resistance, indicating that AC obtained from the industrial pyrolytic tire char treated by concentrated nitric acid is applicable for supercapacitors.
Activated carbon （AC） obtained from the industrial pyrolytic tire char is treated by concentrated nitric acid （AC-HNO3） and then used as the electrode material for supercapacitors. Surface properties and electrochemical capacitances of AC and AC- HNO3 are studied. It is found that the morphology and the porous texture for AC and AC- HNO3 have little difference, while the oxygen content increases and functional groups change after the acid treatment. Electrochemical results demonstrate that the AC-HNO3 electrode displays higher specific capacitance, better stability and cycling performance, and lower equivalent series resistance, indicating that AC obtained from the industrial pyrolytic tire char treated by concentrated nitric acid is applicable for supercapacitors.
基金
This work was financially supported by the National Key Technologies R ＆ D Program of China （Grant No. 2006BAC02A12）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant No. 21003077）, the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin （Grant No. 08JCZDJC21400） and MOE （IRT 13R30）.
