01901nas a2200181   4500008004100000022001400041245012200055210006900177260007100246300001400317490000700331520116600338100001701504700002301521700002001544700002501564856013001589       2014                        eng d  a0887-062400aEnhanced capacitance retention in a supercapacitor made of carbon from sugarcane bagasse by hydrothermal pretreatment0 aEnhanced capacitance retention in a supercapacitor made of carbo  a1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USAbAMER CHEMICAL SOCcJUN  a4233-42400 v283 a<p>A unique morphology-controlling protocol involving hydrothermal preprocessing before pyrolysis is presented to convert cellulosic waste in the form of sugarcane bagasse into three-dimensional (3D) interconnected, conducting, and high surface area carbon nanochannels. The large buffer spaces in such a porous carbon sample yield impressive electrochemical capacitance (C-sp) of 280 F/g at a current density of 1 A/g (and 275 F/g at 5 mV/s), with 72% retention even at a very high current density of 20 A/g. In contrast, the non-hydrothermally treated sample exhibits a C-sp value of 180 F/g at 1 A/g and only 52% retention at 20 A/g. The much better performance of the hydrothermally preprocessed bagasse-derived carbon (BHAC) can be ascribed to the solvent retention inside the buffer spaces created, negating the diffusional limitations of pore inaccessibility at higher scan rates. The BHAC has a high surface area of 1260 m(2)/g with a fairly good (11 wt %) concentration of oxygen functionality. The material renders a good energy density of Wh/kg at a power density of 3.5 kW/kg and shows good cyclability of 90% after 1000 charge/discharge cycles.</p>1 aWahid, Malik1 aPuthusseri, Dhanya1 aPhase, Deodatta1 aOgale, Satishchandra  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/enhanced-capacitance-retention-supercapacitor-made-carbon-sugarcane-bagasse-hydrothermal-0