Flexible supercapacitors of biomass-based activated carbon-polypyrrole on eggshell membranes

Abstract

The quest to develop flexible membrane-like supercapacitors to be applied in advanced electronic devices with a flexible structure is important for the modern world. In this study, we developed biomass-based supercapacitors by depositing activated carbon on an eggshell membrane and subsequently coating these with polypyrrole in a two-step procedure. The competition between the electrical double layer capacitance (EDLC) from activated carbon and the pseudocapacitance (PC) for the hybrid device is controlled by varying the amount of polypyrrole (PC component) in a time-dependent polymerization process. An areal capacitance of 172.5 mF cm−2, a corresponding energy density of 4.73 W h kg−1, and power density of 320.8 W kg−1, with a 60% retention even after 1000 cycles were obtained for samples prepared with the polymerization of polypyrrole on the activated carbon (incorporation of an active layer of 3.18 mg cm−2).

Keywords

Activated carbon; Polypyrrole; Supercapacitor; Flexible device; Eggshell membrane

Published in

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
2021, volume: 9, number: 5, article number: 106155

SLU Authors

• Larsson, Sylvia

  • Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Thyrel, Mikael

  • Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

• Simões Dos Reis, Glaydson

  • Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Polymer Chemistry
Manufacturing, Surface and Joining Technology
Materials Chemistry

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2021.106155

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/112959