PERFORMANCES OF SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODE MATERIALS PREPARED FROM CORNCOB/PETROLEUM ASPHALT MIXTURE

Zhao Shuang; Zhou Tingting; Ma Wenhui; Li Jing; Fan Zhanhui; Shen Fei

doi:10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1555

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Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 47 ›› Issue (1) : 716-729. DOI: 10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1555

PERFORMANCES OF SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODE MATERIALS PREPARED FROM CORNCOB/PETROLEUM ASPHALT MIXTURE

Zhao Shuang¹, Zhou Tingting¹, Ma Wenhui¹, Li Jing¹, Fan Zhanhui², Shen Fei¹

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The current work innovatively mixes biomass waste（corncob） and fossil-fuel energy by-product （petroleum asphalt） to prepare activated carbon, and investigates its potential for application in supercapacitors. A Box-Behnken experimental design was employed to optimize the production process for activated carbon, with the specific objective of enhancing its three-electrode specific capacitance. The physicochemical properties of the activated carbon were characterized so as to gain insight into its composition and structure. Furthermore, the electrochemical performance of the activated carbon was tested under three-electrode and two-electrode systems. The results demonstrated that the specific capacitance of the hybrid activated carbon（AC-20-3.8-740） produced with 20% corncob, alkali-to-feedstock ratio of 3.8, and activation temperature of 740 ℃ was optimal. The actual value of the optimal specific capacitance can reach 498.1 F/g, which was in agreement with the predicted value. The high performance of the AC-20-3.8-740 can be attributed to its ultra-high specific surface area of 4054.2 m²/g, hierarchical porous structure with an excellent ratio, suitable graphitization/defects degree, and abundant heteroatoms. In the two-electrode system, the AC-20-3.8-740 device exhibits a remarkably high specific capacitance of 104.08 F/g and an energy density as high as 14.45 W·h/kg. It also demonstrates an nerly100% high coulombic efficiency and 96.41% capacitance retention after 10000 cycles of charging and discharging, suggesting good applicability of the resultant activated carbon.

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supercapacitor / activated carbon / agricultural wastes / petroleum asphalt / performance optimization / response surface methodology

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Zhao Shuang, Zhou Tingting, Ma Wenhui, Li Jing, Fan Zhanhui, Shen Fei. PERFORMANCES OF SUPERCAPACITOR ELECTRODE MATERIALS PREPARED FROM CORNCOB/PETROLEUM ASPHALT MIXTURE[J]. Acta Energiae Solaris Sinica. 2026, 47(1): 716-729 https://doi.org/10.19912/j.0254-0096.tynxb.2024-1555

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