Table 1 BET Surface area and mesoporosity of synthesized ACs at different conditions

From: Activated carbons derived from coconut shells as high energy density cathode material for Li-ion capacitors

Sample

BET Surface area (m2 g−1)

Mesopore surface area (m2 g−1)

Total pore volume (mL g−1)

Mesopore volume (mL m2 g−1)

Yield (%)

Areame/Areat (%)

Vme/Vt (%)

P

533 ± 29

10 ± 2.85

0.27 ± 0.12

0.011 ± 0.01

25 ± 0.84

1.8

4.1

ZP

1421 ± 75

383 ± 17

0.98 ± 0.04

0.468 ± 0.02

23.5 ± 2.7

26.9

47.7

HTP

712 ± 2

44 ± 5.1

0.406 ± 0.01

0.081 ± 0.01

24.2 ± 2.4

6.18

19.9

ZHTP

1652 ± 132

640 ± 53

1.29 ± 0.01

0.768 ± 0.1

22 ± 2.3

38.7

59.5

  1. Areame: Mesoporous surface area, Areat: Total surface area, Vme: Mesoporous volume and Vt: total volume.