Assembly of electric double-layer capacitors with hardwood kraft lignin-based electrodes and separator together with ionic liquid electrolyte
Abstract
This study aimed to assemble a high-performance electric double-layer capacitor (EDLC) using a hardwood kraft lignin (HKL)-based separator and HKL-based electrodes, which were fabricated from a nonwoven mat of electrospun HKL fibers. The separator was prepared by the thermostabilization of the mat derived from a mixed dope of HKL, hexamethylenetetramine, and polyethylene glycol (1.66/0.50/0.09, w/w) for electrospinning. Although a mat-type HKL-based electrode containing conductive carbon black (CB) has been reported to be suitable for a commercial cellulosic separator, this electrode was found to be unsuitable for the HKL-based separator because of its rough surface and poor contact with the separator interface. Hence, a powder-type electrode with a smooth surface was fabricated by grinding the mat, followed by casting with a carboxymethyl cellulose aqueous solution, and its EDLC possessed high energy (49 Wh kg−1) and power densities (151 kW kg−1). Moreover, to provide a simple process for electrode fabrication, another mat-type electrode was fabricated by adding CB to the mixed dope, followed by electrospinning, carbonization, and steam activation. The resultant EDLC exhibited excellent electrochemical performance with energy (58 Wh kg−1) and power densities (55 kW kg−1).
Funding source: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Award Identifier / Grant number: JP19J22306
Funding source: Hokkaido University
Award Identifier / Grant number: Unassigned
Acknowledgments
The authors would like to thank the Machinery Lab. at the Hokkaido University Institute for Catalysis for preparing a container for the thermostabilization of the electrospun mats.
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Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.
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Research funding: This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) KAKENHI [grant number: JP19J22306].
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Conflict of interest statement: The authors declare no conflicts of interest regarding this article.
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Artikel in diesem Heft
- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Accelerated weathering performance of plantation-grown juvenile poplar and Chinese fir woods
- The effect of frequency and temperature on dielectric properties of wood with high moisture content
- Evaluation of the spatial variation in moisture content inside wood pieces during drying by NIR spectroscopy
- Effects of boron compounds impregnation on the physical and vibro-mechanical properties of spruce (Picea sp.)
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