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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2016
Lawrence Livermore National Security, Llc, Livermore, CA (US);
Michael Stadermann, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Theodore F. Baumann, Discovery Bay, CA (US);
Alexander E. Gash, Brentwood, CA (US);
Alex P. Parra, West Point, NY (US);
Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, Livermore, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed here is a method for increasing the hydrophilicity of a carbon aerogel, comprising heating the carbon aerogels under air or a gas having a higher concentration of oxygen than air at a temperature of about 200°-500° C. to obtain an activated carbon aerogel. Also disclosed include an activated carbon aerogel obtained by the method, an electrode comprising the activated carbon aerogel, and a supercapacitor or capacitive deionization device comprising the electrode.