L R AS Published on Monday 7 September 2020 - n° 330 - Categories:R&D
Plastic bottles can be converted to carbon nanofibres
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) have discovered that plastic bottles can be converted into carbon nanofibres for the construction of supercapacitors. These carbon nanofibres are coated with a binder and a conductive agent to become a structural material for an electrostatic double layer capacitor.
Supercapacitors are
Capacitors with a very high capacitance and a different structural configuration from conventional capacitors. Applications for supercapacitors range from scientific research to energy and transport.
Plastics would become another highly sought-after form of energy storage.
UCR researchers have carried out studies on many environmental and energy-related topics. These include the conversion of glass bottles and plastic toys into advanced materials for energy storage, as well as the production of biofuels from mushrooms and plants. They believe that the carbon nanofibres it has developed can be used to make electrode materials that improve the performance of lithium-ion batteries.
By reusing plastic bottles, they are tackling the rapid growth of pollution.
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