Abstract:Background: Solid biopolymer electrolytes are a type of material with high technological potential used in the development of solar cells, batteries, fuel cells, among others, due to their biodegradable nature and low environmental impact. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of the botanical origin of the starch used to prepare solid biopolymeric electrolyte films on its electrochemical and thermal properties and to establish the variations in thermal decomposition temperatures and redox potentials de… Show more
“…Starch has been used in the preparation of SBPEs in their pure form or mixed with some compounds [17]. The synthesis of starch SBPEs of different botanical origins was reported and the effect of this factor on its properties was studied [18], the synthesis of starch SBPEs using potato starch doped with glutaraldehyde and polyethylene glycol as plasticizers and NaI as lithium salt [19], tamarind seed starch was used with CF 3 LiSO 3 salt [20], and rice starch with different iodine salts (NH 4 I, LiI, and NaI) [21], among others. Additionally, the combination of starch with other compounds has been reported to improve the properties of the resulting SBPEs, for example, the combination of starch with chitosan [22], cellulose [23], polyaniline [24], polypyrrole [25], poly(vinyl alcohol) [26], etc.…”
This study evaluates the effect of lithium salts on the structural, electrochemical, and thermal properties of cassava starch solid biopolymer electrolytes (SBPEs). Films of SBPEs were synthesized using plasticizing agents and lithium salts (LiCl, Li2SO4, and CF3LiSO3) via thermochemical method. The SBPEs with lithium salts exhibited characteristic FTIR bands starch, with slight variations in the vibration oxygen-related functional groups compared to salt-free biopolymer spectra. The RCOH/COC index (short-range crystallinity) was higher in the films synthesized without lithium salt and the lowest value was established in the films synthesized with Li2SO4. Thermal degradation involved dehydration between 40 to 110 °C and molecular decomposition between 245 to 335 °C. Degradation temperatures were close when synthesized with salts but differed in films without lithium salt. DSC revealed two endothermic processes: one around 65 °C linked to crystalline structure changes and the second at approximately 271 °C associated with glucose ring decomposition. The electrochemical behavior of the SBPEs varied with the salts used, resulting in differences in the potential and current of peaks from the redox processes and its conductivity, presenting the lowest value (8.42 × 10−5 S cm−1) in the SBPE films without salt and highest value (9.54 × 10−3 S cm−1) in the films with Li2SO4. It was concluded that the type of lithium salt used in SBPEs synthesis affected their properties. SBPEs with lithium triflate showed higher molecular ordering, thermal stability, and lower redox potentials in electrochemical processes.
“…Starch has been used in the preparation of SBPEs in their pure form or mixed with some compounds [17]. The synthesis of starch SBPEs of different botanical origins was reported and the effect of this factor on its properties was studied [18], the synthesis of starch SBPEs using potato starch doped with glutaraldehyde and polyethylene glycol as plasticizers and NaI as lithium salt [19], tamarind seed starch was used with CF 3 LiSO 3 salt [20], and rice starch with different iodine salts (NH 4 I, LiI, and NaI) [21], among others. Additionally, the combination of starch with other compounds has been reported to improve the properties of the resulting SBPEs, for example, the combination of starch with chitosan [22], cellulose [23], polyaniline [24], polypyrrole [25], poly(vinyl alcohol) [26], etc.…”
This study evaluates the effect of lithium salts on the structural, electrochemical, and thermal properties of cassava starch solid biopolymer electrolytes (SBPEs). Films of SBPEs were synthesized using plasticizing agents and lithium salts (LiCl, Li2SO4, and CF3LiSO3) via thermochemical method. The SBPEs with lithium salts exhibited characteristic FTIR bands starch, with slight variations in the vibration oxygen-related functional groups compared to salt-free biopolymer spectra. The RCOH/COC index (short-range crystallinity) was higher in the films synthesized without lithium salt and the lowest value was established in the films synthesized with Li2SO4. Thermal degradation involved dehydration between 40 to 110 °C and molecular decomposition between 245 to 335 °C. Degradation temperatures were close when synthesized with salts but differed in films without lithium salt. DSC revealed two endothermic processes: one around 65 °C linked to crystalline structure changes and the second at approximately 271 °C associated with glucose ring decomposition. The electrochemical behavior of the SBPEs varied with the salts used, resulting in differences in the potential and current of peaks from the redox processes and its conductivity, presenting the lowest value (8.42 × 10−5 S cm−1) in the SBPE films without salt and highest value (9.54 × 10−3 S cm−1) in the films with Li2SO4. It was concluded that the type of lithium salt used in SBPEs synthesis affected their properties. SBPEs with lithium triflate showed higher molecular ordering, thermal stability, and lower redox potentials in electrochemical processes.
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