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  • Synthesis of Activated Carbon from a Bio Waste (Flower of Shorea Robusta) Using Different Activating Agents and Its Application as Supercapacitor Electrode

  • Souvik Ghosh*, **, Prakas Samanta*, **, Naresh Chandra Murmu*, **, Nam Hoon Kim***† , Tapas Kuila*, **†

  • * Surface Engineering & Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur 713209, India
    ** Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CMERI, Campus, Durgapur 713209, India
    *** Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea

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Correspondence to

  • Nam Hoon Kim *** , Tapas Kuila *, **

  • * Surface Engineering & Tribology Division, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, Durgapur 713209, India
    ** Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), CSIR-CMERI, Campus, Durgapur 713209, India
    *** Department of Nano Convergence Engineering, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896, Korea

  • E-mail: nhk@jbnu.ac.kr, tkuila@gmail.com