Oil palm waste based phthaloyl cellulose: a product of photosynthesis as an electrolyte of photovoltaics

Abouloula, Cheyma Naceur; Rizwan, Muhammad; Selvanathan, Vidhya; Hassan, Aziz; Yahya, Rosiyah; Oueriagli, A.

doi:10.1007/s10570-018-2204-6

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“…Naceur Abouloula et al applied oil palm waste based phtaloyl cellulose in N719-based DSSCs. [400] The gel was obtained in DMSO with the redox couple LiI/I 2 . The group reported the presence of strong interactions between the Li + cations and the hydroxyl groups of the cellulose, as proved by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) assays.…”

Section: Electrolytesmentioning

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Merging Biology and Photovoltaics: How Nature Helps Sun‐Catching

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Advanced Energy Materials

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conditions. This makes difficult to further reduce the cost of electricity production. [7,8] Furthermore, although solar energy is a renewable source, it does not mean that any kind of photovoltaics (PV) is sustainable. For instance, silicon is an essential material in electronics and solar industries and, up to date, is irreplaceable. Despite its abundancy in Earth's crust, it is for the vast majority (80%) present as ferrosilicon, whose purification is expensive and highly pollutant. The production of 1 ton of silicon requires 6 tons of raw materials, almost 3 tons of Quartz, 1.5 tons of reducing agents, 1.5 tons of wood and 13 000 kWh of energy. [9,10] Therefore, in 2014 the EU commission included silicon metal in the critical raw material (CRM) list. [11] In this context, the third generation PV has reborn, offering cost-effective and efficient CRM-free devices with a lower reliance on the incident angle of light and integration in smart-end applications, like flexible and wearable devices, [12][13][14] fully transparent solar cells and windows, [15,16] and biocompatible devices. [17][18][19] The leading third generation SCs are organic solar cells (OSCs), [20][21][22] perovskite solar cells (PSCs), [23][24][25][26][27] and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). [28][29][30] Despite their versatile applications and high performances, sustainability still represents a major issue toward becoming an ideal energy technology in the mid-long term future. Among others, fullerene-based materials are toxic, [31] indium tin oxide (ITO) is brittle, chemically unstable, and expensive due to limited indium sources on Earth's crust. [32,33] Cobalt is also listed as CRM, [11] while cadmium, selenium, lead and ruthenium are toxic materials. [34,35] With regard to flexible devices, polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is the standard substrate; though its environmental footprint is critical and its nonbiodegradable properties lead to harmful effects in living organisms. [36] This has fueled a strong cooperation among the fields of engineering, biology, chemistry, and physics to discover new strategies for cost-effectiveness preparation and implementation of bio-derived materials in highly performing PVs.In general, this cooperation constitutes a part of the emerging and multidisciplinary field of biophotonics, [37] which involves biomedical optics, [38] living light, [39][40][41] biomimetic, biomaterials and bioengineered compounds, as well as fabrication/implementation methods applied to optoelectronics [42] and photonics, [43] among others. For instance, artificial lightning and biology have been recently merged with the implementation of cellulose, chitosan, silk, and fluorescent proteins as Accomplishing sustainability in optoelectronics, in general, and photovoltaics (PV), in particular, represents a crucial milestone in green photonics. Third generation PV technologies, such as organic solar cells (OSCs), perovskite solar cells (PSCs), and dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have reached a mature age and are slowly making thei...

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“…Abouloula et al extracted cellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunch and underwent esterification with phthalic anhydride and used this as gel polymer electrolyte for DSSC application. 96 The addition of phthalate compound on the cellulose can allow more hydrogen bonding on the polar functional group, which improves ionic conductivity compared to the liquid electrolyte system. This can facilitate more ion-polymer-solvent interaction in the electrolyte matrix, which improves the photovoltaic measurement in DSSC.…”

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Bio and non‐bio materials‐based quasi‐solid state electrolytes in DSSC : A review

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Nugroho

Floresyona

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Intl J of Energy Research

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Summary Dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are more attractive than silicon solar cells due to their low dependency on light intensity so that they can perform both indoor and outdoor with low‐level lightings. DSSC's global revenue exceeded 16 million USD in 2014 for emerging portable charging, solar bags, and wireless keyboards. However, on‐grid DSSC modules are still under R&D for massive commercialization to improve their long‐term stability and safety issues due to the liquid electrolyte leakage. Therefore, quasi‐solid‐state electrolytes (QSE) have been proposed as a novel alternative to overcome the limitations stated above since 2001. Here, we deliver a short outline of the QSE properties, which are linked with the performance of DSSC in terms of different types of QSE structures: gel, hydrogel, and aerogel. Furthermore, these QSE structures are classified under bio and non‐bio materials. Finally, the impact, outlook, and future prospects of QSE‐DSSC are included as a conclusion in this review.

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“…The Anderson-Stuart model defined that an ion can move freely in the matrix if it has energy to free itself from its site and enough energy for its migration [33,34]. Thus, the activation energy is the main factor in deciding the ionic conductivity at a particular temperature for a specific system.…”

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Transformation of Oil Palm Waste-Derived Cellulose into Solid Polymer Electrolytes: Investigating the Crucial Role of Plasticizers

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This study explores the possibility of transforming lignocellulose-rich agricultural waste materials into value-added products. Cellulose was extracted from an empty fruit bunch of oil palm and further modified into carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), a water-soluble cellulose derivative. The CMC was then employed as the polymeric content in fabrication of solid polymer electrolyte (SPE) films incorporated with lithium iodide. To enhance the ionic conductivity of the solid polymer electrolytes, the compositions were optimized with different amounts of glycerol as a plasticizing agent. The chemical and physical effects of plasticizer content on the film composition were studied by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. FTIR and XRD analysis confirmed the interaction plasticizer with the polymer matrix and the amorphous nature of fabricated SPEs. The highest ionic conductivity of 6.26 × 10−2 S/cm was obtained with the addition of 25 wt % of glycerol. By fabricating solid polymer electrolytes from oil palm waste-derived cellulose, the sustainability of the materials can be retained while reducing the dependence on fossil fuel-derived materials in electrochemical devices.

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Oil palm waste based phthaloyl cellulose: a product of photosynthesis as an electrolyte of photovoltaics

Cited by 11 publications

References 36 publications

Merging Biology and Photovoltaics: How Nature Helps Sun‐Catching

Merging Biology and Photovoltaics: How Nature Helps Sun‐Catching

Bio and non‐bio materials‐based quasi‐solid state electrolytes in DSSC : A review

Transformation of Oil Palm Waste-Derived Cellulose into Solid Polymer Electrolytes: Investigating the Crucial Role of Plasticizers

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