Functional Carbon Material and Method of Producing the Same

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide carbon material with a catalytic precursor, which can have improved conductivity, specific surface area and capacitance per volume by applying another carbon matter of high conductivity to a surface of activated carbons, and method of producing the same. The functional carbon material in accordance with the present invention comprises activated carbons made using granulated composites of carbon and alkali compounds as a precursor; and carbon matter of a different type from the activated carbon, which is formed on the surface of the activated carbon. The method of producing carbon material using a catalytic precursor in accordance with the present invention comprises the steps of: mixing the catalytic precursor with activated carbon; reducing the catalytic precursor; and forming carbon matter of a different type from the activated carbon, using the catalytic precursor.

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