Ligno-cellulosic biomass from sustainable sources has been used to produce light weight and high specific surface area (SSA) activated carbons (AC) for a multitude of applications; such as components in energy storage devices such as batteries and supercapacitors. While direct conversion from biomass has been studied heavily, such AC with relatively high surface area can be more effectively produced when leveraged as a co-product from a biorefinery. In this paper, we discuss the production of high specific surface area activated carbons from residual fiber (fiber remaining after extraction of C5-sugars) generated as part of a biorefinery. Our work showed that the AC produced from the residual fiber delivered an order of magnitude higher surface area than the one directly from corn pericarp fiber and soy hulls. These AC were evaluated as electrodes in electrical double layer capacitors for energy storage. These results, along with the benefits of using the residual fiber to produce AC, are highlighted in this paper.
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3 August 2018
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION (RERE-2018)
8–10 February 2018
Andhra Pradesh, India
Research Article|
August 03 2018
Production of high surface area activated carbons for energy storage applications using agricultural biomass residue from a C5-biorefinery
Zachary D. Herde;
Zachary D. Herde
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Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville
, Louisville, KY, USA
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Ruchira Dharmasena;
Ruchira Dharmasena
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Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville
, Louisville, KY, USA
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Gabriel L. Draper;
Gabriel L. Draper
1
Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville
, Louisville, KY, USA
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Gamini Sumanasekera;
Gamini Sumanasekera
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Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville
, Louisville, KY, USA
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Jagannadh Satyavolu
Jagannadh Satyavolu
*
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Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville
, Louisville, KY, USA
*Corresponding Author, Address: Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville, 216 Eastern Parkway, Ernst Hall, Louisville, KY 40292. E-mail: jagannadh.satyavolu@louisville.edu
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*Corresponding Author, Address: Conn Center for Renewable Energy Research, University of Louisville, 216 Eastern Parkway, Ernst Hall, Louisville, KY 40292. E-mail: jagannadh.satyavolu@louisville.edu
AIP Conf. Proc. 1992, 020004 (2018)
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Zachary D. Herde, Ruchira Dharmasena, Gabriel L. Draper, Gamini Sumanasekera, Jagannadh Satyavolu; Production of high surface area activated carbons for energy storage applications using agricultural biomass residue from a C5-biorefinery. AIP Conf. Proc. 3 August 2018; 1992 (1): 020004. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5047951
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