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Electrochemical Characteristics of the Activated Carbon Electrode Modified with the Microwave Radiation in the Electric Double Layer Capacitor  

Sun, Jin-Kyu (R&D Center, Hanbul Cosmetics Co. Ltd.)
Um, Eui-Heum (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University)
Lee, Chul-Tae (Department of Chemical Engineering, Dankook University)
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Applied Chemistry for Engineering / v.21, no.1, 2010 , pp. 11-17 More about this Journal
Abstract
Modifying surface of activated carbon for the electrode of EDLC with an organic electrolyte was investigated to improve the electrochemical performance of EDLC by the microwave radiation. Three kinds of activated carbons, prepared activated carbon from petroleum cokes and pitch cokes and commercial activated carbon BP-25, were used for this study. For all investigated activated carbons, hydrophilic functional groups-containing oxygen disappeared from the surface of activated carbon as microwave radiation. And as microwave radiation time was increased, the specific surface area and total pore volume of activated carbons were reduced and average pore diameter were increased. From theses effects, interfacial resistance of EDLC with the modified activated carbon electrode was drastically decreased, and discharge capacitance was increased although the specific surface area of activated carbon was reduced by this microwave radiation.
Keywords
activated carbon; electric double capacitor; microwave; modification;
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