Characterization on conduction properties of carboxymethyl cellulose/kappa carrageenan blend-based polymer electrolyte system

N. K. Zainuddin, M. A. Saadiah, A. P.P. Abdul Majeed, A. S. Samsudin*

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Abstract

The present work deals with the development of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) blended with kappa carrageenan (KC) as a host-based polymer electrolyte (PE) system. The CMC/KC films were successfully prepared using solution casting method and were characterized through electrical impedance spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods, respectively. The FTIR spectrum revealed that the significant region of interaction transpires at wave number 1,057, 1,326, 1,584, and 3,387 cm−1 which correspond to the bending of C–O–C, bending of –OH, asymmetric of –COO as well as the stretching of –OH, respectively. It has also been demonstrated that the complexation process occurred between CMC and KC. The CMC/KC blend PE system with a ratio of 80:20 achieved an optimum conductivity of 3.91 × 10−7 S cm−1 and had the lowest crystallinity percentage as suggested by the XRD analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)321-330
Number of pages10
JournalInternational Journal of Polymer Analysis and Characterization
Volume23
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 May 2018
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Blending method
  • CMC/KC polymer blend
  • ionic conductivity

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