authors |
Santos, FM; Barbosa, PC; Pereira, RFP; Silva, MM; Goncalves, HMR; Nunes, SC; Figueiredo, FL; Valente, AJM; Bermudez, VD |
nationality |
International |
journal |
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL |
author keywords |
Chondroitin sulfate; Biopolymer electrolytes; Ionic conductivity; Citric acid |
keywords |
DEEP EUTECTIC SOLVENTS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; IONIC LIQUIDS; POLYELECTROLYTE COMPLEXES; TRANSPORT-PROPERTIES; INFRARED-SPECTRA; THERMAL-BEHAVIOR; HYALURONIC-ACID; CHITOSAN; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS |
abstract |
Novel electrolytes composed of chondroitin sulfate A (CSA) and citric acid (CA) have been prepared using a clean, safe, and fast route. These electrolytes exhibit different physical-chemical properties, depending on the amount of CA. For X > 82.3%, where X is the mass ratio, in %, of CA/(CA + CSA), whitish polycrystalline powders result. Lower amounts of CA leads to the production of translucent, amorphous films, sticky for X = 75.6 and 82.0, brittle for X < 43.6 and crack-free, self-standing for 43.6 < X < 75.6%. The results obtained provide evidence that, at low pH, strong hydrogen bonding interactions take place between the anionic sulfonic and carboxylic groups of CSA and CA. CA exerts a key role, acting as a cross-linker and proton source, while simultaneously influencing sample morphology. At room temperature the highest ionic conductivity is achieved at X = 60.8%. A significant enhancement of the ionic conductivity of this sample occurs with the increase of relative humidity (RH) (from 3.1 x 10(-7) to 3.7 x 10(-2) S cm(-1) 30% for RH = 30 and similar to 100%, respectively). |
publisher |
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD |
issn |
0014-3057 |
isbn |
1873-1945 |
year published |
2020 |
volume |
124 |
digital object identifier (doi) |
10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.109453 |
web of science category |
Polymer Science |
subject category |
Polymer Science |
unique article identifier |
WOS:000514024400026
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3.862 |
5 year journal impact factor |
4.166 |
category normalized journal impact factor percentile |
84.831 |
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