A plant-like battery: a biodegradable power source ecodesigned for precision agriculture

Navarro‐Segarra, Marina; Tortosa, Carles; Ruiz-Díez, Carlos; Desmaële, Denis; Gea, Teresa; Barrena, Raquel; Sabaté, N.; Esquivel, Juan Pablo

doi:10.1039/d2ee00597b

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“…3D printed disposable supercapacitors bearing an electrolyte composed by CNCs, glycerol, and NaCl (50 wt % mass loss within 9 weeks), 458 H 2 O-activated primary zinc-ion battery using paper, 459 or paper fluidic systems mimicking the fluid transport in plants (biodegradation of 90 ± 6 wt % in 18 days) are representative examples of cellulosic biodegradable energy storage devices. 460 With the needs to balance the long service life and biodegradability, Mittal et al developed a rechargeable and biodegradable LIB (operating for over 200 cycles) using a cellulose nanocrystal/PVA/[BMIM][TFSI] electrolyte. 443 The same group reported later an electrochemically competitive and compostable rechargeable ZIB (carboxymethyl cellulose/ agarose electrolyte) capable of delivering 157 mAh•g −1 after 200 cycles (49 wt % mass loss within 9 weeks; Figure 32c).…”

Section: End-of-lifementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biodegradation is studied using standardized tests that typically include in vitro hydrolytic degradation (OECD Test 311), in vivo studies, or composting (ISO 20200). 3D printed disposable supercapacitors bearing an electrolyte composed by CNCs, glycerol, and NaCl (50 wt % mass loss within 9 weeks), H 2 O-activated primary zinc-ion battery using paper, or paper fluidic systems mimicking the fluid transport in plants (biodegradation of 90 ± 6 wt % in 18 days) are representative examples of cellulosic biodegradable energy storage devices . With the needs to balance the long service life and biodegradability, Mittal et al developed a rechargeable and biodegradable LIB (operating for over 200 cycles) using a cellulose nanocrystal/PVA/[BMIM][TFSI] electrolyte .…”

Section: Circularity and Environmental Impactmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cellulose-Based Ionic Conductor: An Emerging Material toward Sustainable Devices

Lizundia

et al. 2023

Chem. Rev.

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Ionic conductors (ICs) find widespread applications across different fields, such as smart electronic, ionotronic, sensor, biomedical, and energy harvesting/storage devices, and largely determine the function and performance of these devices. In the pursuit of developing ICs required for better performing and sustainable devices, cellulose appears as an attractive and promising building block due to its high abundance, renewability, striking mechanical strength, and other functional features. In this review, we provide a comprehensive summary regarding ICs fabricated from cellulose and cellulose-derived materials in terms of fundamental structural features of cellulose, the materials design and fabrication techniques for engineering, main properties and characterization, and diverse applications. Next, the potential of cellulose-based ICs to relieve the increasing concern about electronic waste within the frame of circularity and environmental sustainability and the future directions to be explored for advancing this field are discussed. Overall, we hope this review can provide a comprehensive summary and unique perspectives on the design and application of advanced cellulose-based ICs and thereby encourage the utilization of cellulosic materials toward sustainable devices.

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Cellulose-Based Ionic Conductor: An Emerging Material toward Sustainable Devices

Lizundia

et al. 2023

Chem. Rev.

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“…The biomaterial-based organic electronics or “green” electronics are having good potential and create a positive impact in the future [ 203 ]. The utilization of biodegradable and organic electronic materials can contribute to minimizing the environmental impact in the electronic industry [ 204 ]. Silk is an enzymatically degradable biomaterial which is widely used [ 205 ].…”

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A road map on synthetic strategies and applications of biodegradable polymers

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Biodegradable polymers have emerged as fascinating materials due to their non-toxicity, environmentally benign nature and good mechanical strength. The toxic effects of non-biodegradable plastics paved way for the development of sustainable and biodegradable polymers. The engineering of biodegradable polymers employing various strategies like radical ring opening polymerization, enzymatic ring opening polymerization, anionic ring opening polymerization, photo-initiated radical polymerization, chemoenzymatic method, enzymatic polymerization, ring opening polymerization and coordinative ring opening polymerization have been discussed in this review. The application of biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles in the biomedical field and cosmetic industry is considered to be an emerging field of interest. However, this review mainly highlights the applications of selected biodegradable polymers like polylactic acid, poly( ε -caprolactone), polyethylene glycol, polyhydroxyalkanoates, poly(lactide-co-glycolide) and polytrimethyl carbonate in various fields like agriculture, biomedical, biosensing, food packaging, automobiles, wastewater treatment, textile and hygiene, cosmetics and electronic devices.

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A Coplanar Edible Rechargeable Battery with Enhanced Capacity

Galli,

Annese,

Coco

et al. 2024

Adv Materials Technologies

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Edible rechargeable batteries represent a novel opportunity for energy storage, which currently involves the use of toxic materials. Being entirely made of food‐derived materials and additives, such batteries open the way to electronic systems characterized by unprecedented features. Their sustainability and safety can be crucial for replacing traditional batteries in low‐power applications, like agrifood and medicine, reducing environmental impact and health hazards. Yet, limitations in capacity and architecture, and concerns about stability at elevated temperature, humidity, and prolonged storage time, severely limit their current application potential. Here, a new coplanar architecture of a riboflavin‐quercetin edible battery with increased capacity, reaching 20 µAh, and operational stability of two weeks is presented. The battery is tested in diverse environmental conditions to assess its possible implementation in different scenarios, showing stable performance between 0 and 37 °C. As a proof‐of‐concept application, the coplanar architecture is exploited to develop a 3‐cell battery with a voltage of ≈2 V and demonstrate the possibility of powering a commercial Internet of Things (IoT) module. The new design and data herein presented represent significant steps toward widening the opportunities offered by edible batteries and their implementation in low‐power electronics.

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A plant-like battery: a biodegradable power source ecodesigned for precision agriculture

Abstract: The natural environment has always been a source of inspiration for the research community. Nature has evolved over thousands of years to create the most complex living systems, able to...

Cited by 13 publications

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Cellulose-Based Ionic Conductor: An Emerging Material toward Sustainable Devices

Cellulose-Based Ionic Conductor: An Emerging Material toward Sustainable Devices

A road map on synthetic strategies and applications of biodegradable polymers

A Coplanar Edible Rechargeable Battery with Enhanced Capacity

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