An article recently published in the journal Materials Science for Energy Technologies explores the potential of nano-sized mesoporous biochar obtained from biomass pyrolysis as a cheap substance for excellent performance energy storage devices.
Study: Nano-sized Mesoporous Biochar Derived from Biomass Pyrolysis as Electrochemical Energy Storage Supercapacitor. Image Credit: paroonkorn srichan/Shutterstock.com
Self-co-dopes with Nitrogen in 3.65% and Oxygen in 6.44% in the content of porous biochar were created from pyrolysis of biomass pellets and tested for energy storage applications in this study. Two-electrode measurements were performed that showed good energy density and cycling stability.
An Effective and Powerful Storage Device; Nano-sized Mesoporous Biochar
The increasing population and industrial energy demand, as well as the depletion of conventional fossil fuels…