Waste jean derived self N-containing activated carbon as a potential electrode material for supercapacitors

Authors

YAVUZ GÖKÇE

DOI

10.55730/1300-0527.3579

Abstract

The rapid rise of the world population increases the annual amount of waste textile products. Textile products create a significant amount of CO2 , water, and chemical footprints during production. Therefore, the reusability of textile products has an important environmental and economic impact. Waste denim was used in this study to produce activated carbon (AC) samples as the alternative substance for supercapacitor electrodes. Characterisation studies showed that AC samples contain nitrogen originating from the elastane in the denim structure. Electrochemical characterisation tests proved the pseudocapacitive behaviour of the denim-derived AC due to the nitrogen content. Specific capacitance values observed for the three-electrode and two-electrode cell configurations were 95.93 F/g and 54.64 F/g at 1 A/g, respectively. Good capacitive retention (83.01%) of the cell after 3000 galvanostatic charge-discharge cycles at 1 A/g shows that waste denim can be considered as raw material for energy storage systems.

Keywords

Waste textile product, activated carbon, energy storage, supercapacitor

First Page

789

Last Page

800

Recommended Citation

GÖKÇE, YAVUZ (2023) "Waste jean derived self N-containing activated carbon as a potential electrode material for supercapacitors," Turkish Journal of Chemistry: Vol. 47: No. 4, Article 11. https://doi.org/10.55730/1300-0527.3579
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/chem/vol47/iss4/11