Paper Title:
Sago Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Zinc-Air Battery
| Periodical | Advances in Science and Technology (Volume 72) |
|---|---|
| Main Theme | 5th FORUM ON NEW MATERIALS PART A |
| Edited by | Pietro VINCENZINI, Cynthia POWELL, Marco VITTORI ANTISARI, Vincenzo ANTONUCCI and Fausto CROCE |
| Pages | 305-308 |
| DOI | 10.4028/www.scientific.net/AST.72.305 |
| Citation | M.N. Masri et al., 2010, Advances in Science and Technology, 72, 305 |
| Online since | October, 2010 |
| Authors | M.N. Masri, M.F.M. Nazeri, A.A. Mohamad |
| Keywords | Conductivity, Sago Gel Polymer Electrolyte, Viscosity, Zinc Air Battery |
| Price | US$ 28,- |
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Abstract
A sago-based gel polymer electrolyte (GPE) was prepared by mixing native sago with potassium hydroxide (KOH) aqueous in order to investigate the applicability of GPE to zinc-air (Zn-air) battery. The viscosity and conductivity of the sago GPE were evaluated using varying sago amounts and KOH concentrations. The viscosity of the sago GPE was kept as a reserve in the region of ~ 0.2 Pa s as the KOH concentration was increased from 2 to 8 M. Sago GPE was found to have an excellent ionic conductivity of (4.45 0.1) x 10-1 S cm-1 with 6 M KOH. GPE was also employed in an experimental Znair battery using porous Zn electrode as the anode. The battery shows outstanding discharge capacity and practical capacity obtained of 505 mA h g-1.
