Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences Vol 25 No 2 (2021): 224 - 233

 

 

 

 

EFFECT OF SODIUM BISULFITE ON CORN STARCH SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE

 

(Kesan Sodium Bisulfit terhadap Elektrolit Polimer Pepejal Kanji)

 

Fatin Farhana Awang, Khadijah Hilmun Kamarudin, Mohd Faiz Hassan*

 

Advanced Nano-Materials (ANoMa) Research Group, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment

Ionic State Analysis (ISA) Laboratory, Faculty of Science and Marine Environment

Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030 Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

 

*Corresponding author:  mfhassan@umt.edu.my

 

 

Received: 17 January 2021; Accepted: 25 February 2021; Published:  25 April 2021

 

 

Abstract

In this study, solid polymer electrolyte films were prepared using corn starch as polymer doped with various wt.% ratios of NaHSO₃ via solution casting technique. The SPE films have been characterized using electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The plots of conductivity versus NaHSO₃ (wt.%) have shown an increasing trend along with NaHSO₃ content. It was found that the highest ionic conductivity at room temperature is 2.22 × 10^-4 Scm^-1. Besides, XRD analysis also indicates that the increase in amorphous content will enhance the conductivity value.

 

Keywords:  electrical impedance spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, solid polymer electrolyte, corn starch

 

Abstrak

Dalam kajian ini, filem elektrolit polimer pepejal telah disediakan menggunakan kanji sebagai polimer dan ditambah dengan pelbagai nisbah berat (wt.%) NaHSO₃ melalui kaedah penuangan larutan. Filem-filem SPE tersebut telah diuji menggunakan spektrometer elektrokimia impedans (EIS) dan analisa pembelauan sinar-X (XRD). Plot kekonduksian melawan kandungan NaHSO₃ menunjukkan peningkatan dengan meningkatnya wt.% NaHSO₃. Ia telah dijumpai bahawa kekonduksian tertinggi pada suhu bilik adalah 2.22 × 10^-4 Scm^-1. Disamping itu, analisis XRD menunjukkan peningkatan kandungan amorphous akan membantu dalam peningkatan nilai kekonduksian.

 

Kata kunci:  spektrometer elektrokimia impedans, pembelauan sinar-X, elektrolit polimer pepejal, kanji

 

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