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This study developed a biodegradable polymer electrolyte using starch, resorcinol-formaldehyde, and lithium triflate. The new material shows enhanced ionic conductivity for potential battery applications.

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  • Materials Science
  • Polymer Chemistry
  • Electrochemistry

Background:

  • Biodegradable polymer electrolytes are crucial for sustainable energy storage.
  • Developing efficient and stable electrolytes remains a key challenge in battery technology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize a novel starch-based biodegradable polymer electrolyte membrane.
  • To investigate the effect of resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF) crosslinking on the properties of starch-lithium triflate (LiTf) electrolytes.
  • To evaluate the ionic conductivity and structural properties of the developed membranes.

Main Methods:

  • Solution casting technique for membrane synthesis.
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) for crystallinity analysis.
  • Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy for chemical interaction analysis.
  • Ionic conductivity measurements at room temperature.

Main Results:

  • Successful synthesis of a starch-resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF)-lithium triflate (LiTf) polymer electrolyte membrane.
  • RF crosslinking significantly reduced starch crystallinity, leading to increased amorphous regions.
  • The starch:LiTf:RF (20:20:60 wt.%) composition achieved a maximum room-temperature conductivity of 4.29 × 10-4 S cm-1.
  • FTIR spectra confirmed chemical complexation between starch, LiTf, and RF components.

Conclusions:

  • The developed biodegradable polymer electrolyte exhibits promising ionic conductivity due to suppressed crystallinity and increased amorphous content.
  • RF acts as an effective plasticizer, enhancing ion transport in the starch-LiTf matrix.
  • This material holds potential for use in eco-friendly energy storage devices.