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ArticlePolymers2023

Green Energy Storage: Chitosan-Avocado Starch Hydrogels for a Novel Generation of Zinc Battery Electrolytes.

María I Cruz-Balaz, María Fernanda Bósquez-Cáceres, Anabel D Delgado, Noé Arjona, Vivian Morera Córdova, Lorena Álvarez-Contreras, Juan P Tafur

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Article in Polymers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

María I Cruz-BalazGrupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100115, Ecuador.
María Fernanda Bósquez-CáceresGrupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100115, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-0956-2590
Anabel D DelgadoCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C. (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, Mexico.
Noé ArjonaCentro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica S. C., Pedro Escobedo, Querétaro C.P. 76703, Mexico.
Vivian Morera CórdovaGrupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100115, Ecuador.
Lorena Álvarez-ContrerasCentro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C. (CIMAV), Miguel de Cervantes No. 120, Complejo Industrial Chihuahua, Chihuahua 31136, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-0504-4112
Juan P TafurGrupo de Investigación Aplicada en Materiales y Procesos (GIAMP), School of Chemical Sciences & Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuquí 100115, Ecuador.ORCID 0000-0002-8944-2723

Funding

Centro de Investigación en Materiales Avanzados S.C. PI-23-10 /2023Consejo Nacional de Humanidades, Ciencias y Tecnologías CF-2019-39569
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Meeting the ever-increasing global energy demands through sustainable and environmentally friendly means is a paramount challenge. In response to this imperative, this study is dedicated to the development of biopolymer electrolytes, which hold promise for improving the efficiency, safety, and biodegradability of energy systems. The present study aims to evaluate hydrogels synthesized from chitosan biopolymer and starch from avocado seed residues in different ratios, and dried using freeze-thawing and freeze-drying techniques. Epichlorohydrin was used as a chemical crosslinker to create a suitable degree of swelling using an ionic solution. Physical freezing crosslinking strategies such as freezing-thawing and freezing-drying were performed to generate a denser porous structure in the polymer matrix. Subsequently, synthesized electrolytes were immersed in 12 M KOH solution to improve their electrochemical properties. The effect of the different ratios of starch in the hydrogels on the structural properties of the materials was evaluated using characterization techniques such as FTIR and XRD, which allowed to confirm the crosslinking between chitosan and starch. The electrochemical performance of the hydrogels is assessed using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. A maximum conductivity value of 0.61 S·cm

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chitosan–starch hydrogelscrosslinking methodsfreezing strategieszinc–air batteries

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PMID38006122
PMCPMC10675044

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