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© 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.The graphitic pattern of biomass-derived carbon is deemed to link with the electric conductivity of the carbon, but conventional heat treatment, even up to 3000 °C, is not suitable to convert biomass into highly ordered graphitic carbon. A number of studies on biomass derived carbons that underwent heat treatment exhibited that graphite carbon microcrystals formed during the heat treatment consisted of only a few graphene layers (3–4 layers), with the crystal heights being smaller than those of natural and synthetic graphite (20–300 nm). The interlayer distance between these layers is normally >10% higher than that of graphite (0.335–0.336 nm) due to the presence of impurities and heteroatoms, and these crystals are also distributed randomly in carbon without proper connections, so they cannot conduct electrons and result in poor electric conductivity and supercapacitor performances. However, combining chemical pre-treatment with transitional metal compounds (e.g., Fe(NO3)3, Ni(NO3)2) or alkaline and alkaline earth metal compounds (e.g., CaO, KOH) with heat treatments to generate graphitic carbons has been investigated. This chapter critically examines the graphitic structure and surface area/porosity of biomass derived carbons obtained from these chemical activation methods, the influence of operating conditions, and their applications in supercapacitors. Finally, current challenges and further perspectives on graphitic carbon from biomass used in supercapacitors are suggested.
Author(s): Phan HH, Phan AN
Editor(s): Tiwari SK; Bystrzejewski M; Kumar V
Publication type: Book Chapter
Publication status: Published
Book Title: Biomass-Based Functional Carbon Nanostructures for Supercapacitors
Year: 2023
Pages: 179-221
Print publication date: 28/04/2023
Online publication date: 28/04/2023
Acceptance date: 02/04/2023
Series Title: Green Energy and Technology
Publisher: Springer Singapore
Place Published: Singapore
URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0996-4_7
DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0996-4_7
Notes: 9789819909964 ebook ISBN.
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ISBN: 9789819909957