activated carbon

The electrochemical characteristics of the electrode material based on activated “NORIT B Test EUR” carbon in 1 M sodium sulfate solution were evaluated by cyclic voltammetry, galvanostatic charge-discharge curves, and impedance spectroscopy. It is established that this material has low resistance, and the specific capacity of the electrode was 45 F/g.

A various features of the electrochemical behavior of number superfine carbon materials in electrolyte based on an ionic liquid 1-methyl-3-butilimidazolium tetrafluorineborate (1Me3BuImBF4) were determined by voltammetry and impedance methods. A comparative analysis of the effect of the type and nature of the electrolyte material on the main electrochemical characteristics of carbon electrodes which may be used in supercapacitors was done.

There are the tests results of the symmetrical carbon super-capacitors (on the sulfuric acid electrolyte), whose electrodes are prepared with two methods (spraying and calendering) from two coals: coal of brand XH-00W1 (China) and coal, developed by the authors together with the Latvian state institute of wood chemistry. It is shown that the specific characteristics of super-capacitor substantially depend on the specific mass of electrodes (mg/sm²), and also from the method of their production.