ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING A POLARIZATION ELECTRODE FOR THE ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR

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18ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYER CAPACITOR AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING APOLARIZATION ELECTRODE FOR THE ELECTRIC DOUBLE LAYERABSTRACTAn electric double layer capacitor containing apolarization electrode and an electrolyte capable offorming an electric double layer on the surface of the5 polarization electrode, wherein the polarizationelectrode is composed mainly of activated carbon preparedby subjecting carbon material made from at least oneresin selected from the group consisting of phenolresins, furan resins and polyacrylonitrile resins, as the10 starting material, to an activating method employingpotassium hydroxide in a molten state, and theelectrolyte is an organic solvent type electrolyte.