Microwaved-Assisted Synthesis of Starch-Based Biopolymer Membranes for Novel Green Electrochemical Energy Storage Devices
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Published:2023-11-10
Issue:22
Volume:16
Page:7111
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ISSN:1996-1944
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Container-title:Materials
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Materials
Author:
Jeżowski Paweł1ORCID, Menzel Jakub1, Baranowska Hanna Maria2ORCID, Kowalczewski Przemysław Łukasz3ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Institute of Chemistry and Technical Electrochemistry, Poznan University of Technology, 4 Berdychowo Str., 60-965 Poznań, Poland 2. Department of Physics and Biophysics, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 38/42 Wojska Polskiego Str., 60-637 Poznań, Poland 3. Department of Food Technology of Plant Origin, Poznań University of Life Sciences, 31 Wojska Polskiego Str., 60-624 Poznań, Poland
Abstract
The investigated starch biopolymer membrane was found to be a sustainable alternative to currently reported and used separators due to its properties, which were evaluated using physicochemical characterization. The molecular dynamics of the biomembrane were analyzed using low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF NMR) as well as Raman and infrared spectroscopy, which proved that the chemical composition of the obtained membrane did not degrade during microwave-assisted polymerization. Easily and cheaply prepared through microwave-assisted polymerization, the starch membrane was successfully used as a biodegradable membrane separating the positive and negative electrodes in electric double-layer capacitors (EDLCs). The obtained results for the electrochemical characterization via cyclic voltammetry (CV), galvanostatic charge with potential limitation (GCPL), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) show a capacitance of 30 F g−1 and a resistance of 2 Ohms; moreover, the longevity of the EDLC during electrochemical floating exceeded more than 200 h or a cyclic ability of 50,000 cycles. Furthermore, due to the flexibility of the membrane, it can be easily used in novel, flexible energy storage systems. This proves that this novel biomembrane can be a significant step toward ecologically friendly energy storage devices and could be considered a cheaper alternative to currently used materials, which cannot easily biodegrade over time in comparison to biopolymers.
Subject
General Materials Science
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