@article{scholars5754,
            note = {cited By 100},
       publisher = {American Chemical Society},
            year = {2015},
         journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering},
             doi = {10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00517},
          volume = {3},
           title = {Biowaste Sago Bark Based Catalyst Free Carbon Nanospheres: Waste to Wealth Approach},
          number = {9},
           pages = {2247--2253},
        keywords = {Capacitors; Catalysts; Particle size; Pyrolysis; Starch, Electrochemical studies; Nanoporous carbons; Pyrolysis technique; Sago bark; Specific capacitance; Super capacitor; Supercapacitor application; Waste to wealth, Nanospheres},
          author = {Hegde, G. and Abdul Manaf, S. A. and Kumar, A. and Ali, G. A. M. and Chong, K. F. and Ngaini, Z. and Sharma, K. V.},
            issn = {21680485},
             url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941364609&doi=10.1021\%2facssuschemeng.5b00517&partnerID=40&md5=90b85172ec25f8e9574321d4082dcf21},
        abstract = {Catalyst-free carbon nanospheres were synthesized using simple one-step pyrolysis techniques where biowaste sago bark is used as a carbon precursor. Obtained carbon nanospheres showed a porous nature and revealed that more than 95 carbon is present in the synthesized carbon nanospheres with particle size ranging from 40 to 70 nm. An electrochemical study showed a specific capacitance value of 180 F g-1 at 2 mV s-1 and the cycling stability up to 1700 cycles. Obtained carbon nanospheres are useful in supercapacitor applications. The presented study revealed a waste to wealth approach thereby reducing waste in the environment. (Graph Presented). {\^A}{\copyright} 2015 American Chemical Society.}
}