Abstract
The continuous growth of global population has led to a substantial increase in the demand for and production of various types of papers, which in turn, exacerbated the urgent need for waste management techniques to mitigate the environmental impact of these materials. Herein, we have developed a simple and rapid carbonization method for synthesizing valuable carbon materials from waste papers. Physical and chemical characteristics of the prepared waste paper derived carbons (WPDCs) were investigated. Next, the carbons were utilized in the fabrication of supercapacitor electrodes. Electrochemical performance of the WPDCs was systematically analyzed, and their feasibility for energy storage application was evaluated. Among the fabricated WPDCs, microwave-assisted waste paper carbon (MWC) exhibited electrical double layer capacitance and a maximum specific capacitance of 119 F/g at a scan rate of 5 mV/s. These findings provide a solution to the waste management problem by presenting an alternative way to reuse waste papers via the production of carbon materials.
| Translated title of the contribution | Development of a Simple Method for Carbonization of Waste Paper for Energy Storage Applications |
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| Original language | Korean |
| Pages (from-to) | 559-566 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, B |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 11 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2023 The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mechanical Engineering