Abstract
Lithium-ion
batteries (LIBs) are favorable power source devices in recent years, due to their high energy
density, rechargeable, long life cycle, portable, safe, rechargeable, good
performances and
environmentally friendly. To
support the LIBs development, in this research, we have successfully
prepared the biopolymer electrolyte
membranes based on 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate, [EMIm]Ac, ionic liquid-plasticized methyl
cellulose/lithium perchlorate (MC/LiClO4). [EMIm]Ac ionic liquid was easily synthesized by
metathesis reaction between 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide, [EMIm]Br, ionic liquid
and potassium acetate (CH3COOK) at ambient temperature, for 1 hour. The functional groups within the
structure of [EMIm]Ac was analyzed using Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR)
spectroscopy and its structure was further analyzed using 1H-NMR and
13C-NMR spectroscopy. The [EMIm]Ac-plasticized MC/LiClO4
biopolymer electrolyte membranes
were prepared by
casting solutions, with various [EMIm]Ac ionic liquid contents of 0, 5,
10, 15, 20, 25, and 30% (w/w). The effect of 15% (w/w) [EMIm]Ac
ionic liquid incorporation to MC/LiClO4 exhibited the best condition,
and it was further selected as the optimum condition to reveal the ionic
conductivity, tensile strength, elongation break and thermal stability
properties, which are 9.16 x 10-3 S.cm-1, 24.19 MPa,
36.43%, ~256 and ~370 oC, respectively. These results confirmed that
the [EMIm]Ac ionic liquid has capability to plasticize the MC/LiClO4
biopolymer electrolyte membranes with outstanding performances that
fulfill the LIBs’ separator requirement.
Keywords: Biopolymer electrolytes, Cellulose; Ionic Liquids; Lithium-ion Batteries; Methyl cellulose.
Authors: Sun Theo Constan Lotebulo Ndruru1, Deana
Wahyuningrum2, Bunbun Bundjali1, I Made Arcana1
1 Inorganic
and Physical Chemistry Division, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut
Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha 10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia
2 Organic Chemistry Division, Faculty
of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Institut Teknologi Bandung, Jl. Ganesha
10, Bandung 40132, Indonesia