Thermal analysis of electrolyte biopolymer degradation from brown seaweed (Turbinaria sp)

Abstract

The biopolymer electrolyte can potentially develop solar cells, batteries and fuel cells. Biopolymer This electrolyte can be synthesized from alginate extracted from brown seaweed (Turbinaria sp). This study aims to analyze the thermal properties of biopolymer electrolyte degradation. The biopolymer electrolyte has been degraded through exposure to sunlight and UV light. The results of the TGA analysis showed a mass reduction of the biopolymer electrolyte exposure UV light by 7.15% at a temperature of 120 °C – 267 °C. This is due to oxidation-reduction reactions that cause the bonds to break in the polymer chain.