Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method

Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a promising materials to produce activated carbon for electrode materials applications in an energy storage device due to its low cost, high availability and porosity. EFB will require further processing to convert it into activated carbon to enhance its electrochemical pe...

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Main Authors: Hasan Marzukia, Alya Naili Rozhan, Hadi Purwanto
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024
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author Hasan Marzukia,
Alya Naili Rozhan,
Hadi Purwanto,
author_facet Hasan Marzukia,
Alya Naili Rozhan,
Hadi Purwanto,
author_sort Hasan Marzukia,
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description Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a promising materials to produce activated carbon for electrode materials applications in an energy storage device due to its low cost, high availability and porosity. EFB will require further processing to convert it into activated carbon to enhance its electrochemical performance. In this research, a two-step activation was utilized, in which EFB undergone pyrolysis at 500 °C before being activated via chemical and physical activation methods under various conditions to produce activated carbon. The samples were then characterized using weight loss analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (FESEM-EDX) and Raman Spectroscopy to evaluate their physical characteristics. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge discharge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were performed to evaluate their electrochemical performance. The specific capacitance measured from CV analysis shows better performance for samples from physical activation which were in the range of 24 to 140 F/g compared to samples from chemical activation that resulted in only 36 to 90 F/g. These results suggested that physical activation has yielded better electrochemical performance of activated carbon which was influenced by the higher activation temperature in comparison with that of the chemical activation that was performed at lower activation temperature.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:255312025-07-14T07:53:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25531/ Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method Hasan Marzukia, Alya Naili Rozhan, Hadi Purwanto, Empty fruit bunch (EFB) is a promising materials to produce activated carbon for electrode materials applications in an energy storage device due to its low cost, high availability and porosity. EFB will require further processing to convert it into activated carbon to enhance its electrochemical performance. In this research, a two-step activation was utilized, in which EFB undergone pyrolysis at 500 °C before being activated via chemical and physical activation methods under various conditions to produce activated carbon. The samples were then characterized using weight loss analysis, Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (FESEM-EDX) and Raman Spectroscopy to evaluate their physical characteristics. Cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge discharge (GCD) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were performed to evaluate their electrochemical performance. The specific capacitance measured from CV analysis shows better performance for samples from physical activation which were in the range of 24 to 140 F/g compared to samples from chemical activation that resulted in only 36 to 90 F/g. These results suggested that physical activation has yielded better electrochemical performance of activated carbon which was influenced by the higher activation temperature in comparison with that of the chemical activation that was performed at lower activation temperature. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2024-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25531/1/kejut_9.pdf Hasan Marzukia, and Alya Naili Rozhan, and Hadi Purwanto, (2024) Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method. Jurnal Kejuruteraan, 36 (4). pp. 1437-1450. ISSN 0128-0198 https://www.ukm.my/jkukm/volume-3604-2024/
spellingShingle Hasan Marzukia,
Alya Naili Rozhan,
Hadi Purwanto,
Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title_full Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title_fullStr Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title_full_unstemmed Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title_short Electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
title_sort electrochemical performance of activated carbon derived from empty fruit bunch via chemical and physical activation method
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25531/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25531/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/25531/1/kejut_9.pdf