Amorphous agglomerates of carbon nanospheres (CNS) with a diameter range of 10-50 nm were synthesized using the solution combustion method. High-resolution transmission elec-tron microscopy (HRTEM) revealed a densely packed high surface area of SP2-hybridized carbon; however, there were no crystalline structural components, as can be seen from the scanning electron microscopy, HRTEM, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and ther-mal gravimetric analyses. Electrochemical and thermo catalytic decomposition study results show that the material can be used as a potential electrode candidate for the fabrication of energy storage devices and also for the production of free hydrogen if such devices are used in a fluidized bed reactor loaded with the as-prepared CNS as the catalyst bed.

• Dhand, Vivek(Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University)
• Rao, M. Venkateswer( Damascus Fortune Technologies Pvt Ltd.) | Rao, M. Venkateswer
• Prasad, J.S.( CEN, IST, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University) | Prasad, J.S.
• Mittal, Garima( Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University) | Mittal, Garima
• Rhee, Kyong Yop( Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Kyung Hee University) | Rhee, Kyong Yop
• Kim, Hyeon Ju( Seawater Utilization Plant Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering) | Kim, Hyeon Ju
• Jung, Dong Ho( Seawater Utilization Plant Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering) | Jung, Dong Ho