Gel Biopolymer Electrolytes Based on Saline Water and Seaweed to Support the Large‐Scale Production of Sustainable Supercapacitors
Larissa A. Santa‐Cruz,
Primaggio S. Mantovi,
Lara F. Loguercio
et al.
Abstract:Climate change and the demand for clean energy have challenged scientists worldwide to produce/store more energy to reduce carbon emissions. This work proposes a conductive gel biopolymer electrolyte to support the sustainable development of high‐power aqueous supercapacitors. The gel uses saline water and seaweed as sustainable resources. Herein, a biopolymer agar‒agar, extracted from red algae, is modified to increase gel viscosity up to 17‐fold. This occurs due to alkaline treatment and an increase in the c… Show more
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