Novel Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Bio-Phenol Resin and Its Molten Salt Activation of Porous Carbon for Supercapacitor Electrode
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals and Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Bio-Phenolic Resin
2.3. Preparation of Nitrogen-Doped Porous Carbon
2.4. Characterization of Resin and Porous Carbon
2.5. Preparation of Working Electrode and Electrochemical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. IR and TG Analysis
3.2. SEM and Elemental Analysis
3.3. XRD X-ray Diffraction and Raman Spectral Analysis
3.4. Surface Area and Porosity Determination Using N2 Adsorption
3.5. Analysis of Electrochemical Energy Storage
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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SBET a (m²/g) | Smicro b (m²/g) | Vtotal c (cm³/g) | Vmicro d (cm³/g) | D e (nm) |
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1401 | 1132 | 0.609 | 0.453 | 1.768 |
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Ai, T.; Wang, Z.; Zhang, H.; Hong, F.; Yan, X.; Su, X. Novel Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Bio-Phenol Resin and Its Molten Salt Activation of Porous Carbon for Supercapacitor Electrode. Materials 2019, 12, 1986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121986
Ai T, Wang Z, Zhang H, Hong F, Yan X, Su X. Novel Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Bio-Phenol Resin and Its Molten Salt Activation of Porous Carbon for Supercapacitor Electrode. Materials. 2019; 12(12):1986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121986
Chicago/Turabian StyleAi, Tao, Zhe Wang, Haoran Zhang, Fenghua Hong, Xin Yan, and Xinhua Su. 2019. "Novel Synthesis of Nitrogen-Containing Bio-Phenol Resin and Its Molten Salt Activation of Porous Carbon for Supercapacitor Electrode" Materials 12, no. 12: 1986. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12121986