SBIR Phase I: Microporous Carbons with Aligned Pores for Supercapacitors

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目提出了一种创新的低成本材料合成路线的开发，用于形成多孔碳，具有精细控制和均匀的微观结构，可调孔径，高表面积，最重要的是，对齐的微孔快速离子传输。 传统的超级电容器电极由活性炭制成，活性炭具有不一致的特性和随机曲折的孔，这些孔抑制了材料中的离子流动。该材料将使超级电容器具有更高的功率密度和更快的充电和放电速率，这是智能电网，电动汽车，节能工业设备和个人电子产品应用所需的。这项研究的更广泛/商业影响是超级电容器性能的显着提高，同时降低成本。预计这些改进将显著增加行业对超级电容器技术的采用。超级电容器在运输和工业设备中的使用导致能源消耗和温室气体排放的大幅减少。它们在电网中的应用使风力和海洋涡轮机的经济使用成为可能。 在多孔碳形成中消除活化步骤将避免CO和CO2排放，从而改善电极制造工艺的环境友好性。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project proposes the development of an innovative low-cost material synthesis route for the formation of porous carbons with finely controlled and uniform microstructure, tunable pore size, high surface area, and, most importantly, aligned micropores for rapid ion transport. Conventional supercapacitor electrodes are made of activated carbons with inconsistent properties and random tortuous pores that inhibit the flow of ions in the material. The proposed material will allow much higher power density and faster charge and discharge rates in supercapacitors, as needed by applications in smart electric grids, electric vehicles, energy-efficient industrial equipment and personal electronics.The broader/commercial impacts of this research are the dramatic enhancement in the performance with simultaneous reduction in cost of supercapacitors. Such improvements are expected to significantly increase the adoption of the supercapacitor technology by industry. The use of supercapacitors in transportation and industrial equipment leads to the dramatic reduction in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Their applications in electrical grids enable the economic use of wind and ocean turbines. The elimination of the activation step in the porous carbon formation will avoid CO and CO2 emissions, thus improving the environmental friendliness of electrode manufacturing processes.