February 2024
We are excited to share that our partners from BeD have published their first article as part of the GREENCAP project. The article, entitled “Water-based supercapacitors with amino acid electrolytes: a green perspective for capacitance enhancement“ was released on December 24, 2023, in Batteries & Supercaps, a high-impact journal (IF = 6.043) focused on electrochemical energy storage. The article introduces a novel approach to enhance Electrochemical Double-Layer Capacitor (EDLC) performance using affordable amino acid water solutions as electrolytes. Amino acids, such as L-lysine and L-proline, with their zwitterionic nature and high dielectric permittivity, improve capacitive performance compared to traditional electrolytes. Experimental results show a 50% gravimetric capacitance enhancement in EDLCs using amino acid-containing electrolytes at low specific currents. We are very proud of this achievement and wish BeD continued success!
