Publication: Characterization Of Proton Conducting Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Chitosan Dual-blend Based Biopolymer Electrolytes
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2016
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Trans Tech Publication
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This article presents the discovery on biopolymer electrolytes comprising of ammonium nitrate, NH4NO3 with dual-blend biopolymer materials, carboxymethyl cellulose/chitosan which were prepared via solution-casting technique. The biopolymer blend based electrolyte films were characterized by Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy to investigate the formation of the dual-blend biopolymer based complexes. X-Ray Diffraction result showed that all dual-blend samples were predominantly amorphous. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was conducted to obtain their ionic conductivities. The highest conductivity at ambient temperature of 1.03 � 10�5 S cm�1 was obtained for the electrolyte film containing 40 wt% of NH4NO3. These results indicated that the dual-blend biopolymer based electrolyte has potential for application of electrochemical devices.
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Biopolymer Electrolytes, Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Chitosan, Dual-Blend
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Rani, Mohd Saiful Asmal, et al. “Characterization of Proton Conducting Carboxymethyl Cellulose/Chitosan Dual-Blend Based Biopolymer Electrolytes.” Materials Science Forum, vol. 846, Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., Mar. 2016, pp. 539–544. Crossref, doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/msf.846.539.