Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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184546 | Electrochimica Acta | 2015 | 7 Pages |
•A microcrystalline cellulose was doped with imidazole molecules•Thermal and electrical properties of newly synthesized material were determined•The doped cellulose exhibits four times higher conductivity than a pure cellulose•The highest proton conductivity of about 2 × 10−4 S/m was measured at 160 °C•The thermal stability was determined to be in the range from 110 to about 150 °C
ABSTRACTA new biodegradable polymeric material (Cell-Im) consisting of microcrystalline cellulose (Cell) and imidazole (Im) dopant was successfully synthesized. The thermal properties and proton conductivity of Cell-Im were determined and compared with that of pure microcrystalline cellulose. It was found that the Cell-Im exhibits close to four orders of magnitude higher conductivity than a pure cellulose sample, up to approximately 2 × 10−4 S/m at 160 °C under anhydrous conditions. Thermal stability of Cell-Im was confirmed above water boiling point in a temperature range from 110 to about 150 °C. The Cell-Im is inexpensive to obtain, non-hazardous and environmentally friendly and can have potential for possible application as a solid electrolyte in electrochemical devices.
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