relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/5754/ title: Biowaste Sago Bark Based Catalyst Free Carbon Nanospheres: Waste to Wealth Approach creator: Hegde, G. creator: Abdul Manaf, S.A. creator: Kumar, A. creator: Ali, G.A.M. creator: Chong, K.F. creator: Ngaini, Z. creator: Sharma, K.V. description: 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). © 2015 American Chemical Society. publisher: American Chemical Society date: 2015 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: 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. (2015) Biowaste Sago Bark Based Catalyst Free Carbon Nanospheres: Waste to Wealth Approach. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, 3 (9). pp. 2247-2253. ISSN 21680485 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84941364609&doi=10.1021%2facssuschemeng.5b00517&partnerID=40&md5=90b85172ec25f8e9574321d4082dcf21 relation: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00517 identifier: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b00517