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A Metal‐Free and Biotically Degradable Battery for Portable Single‐Use Applications

Juan Pablo Esquivel, Perla Alday, Omar A. Ibrahim, Belén Fernández, Erik Kjeang, Neus Sabaté

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 7· Issue 18
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Abstract

This article presents a new approach for environmentally benign, low‐cost batteries intended for single‐use applications. The proposed battery is designed and fabricated using exclusively organic materials such as cellulose, carbon, and wax and features an integrated quinone‐based redox chemistry to generate electricity within a compact form factor. This primary capillary flow battery is activated by the addition of a liquid sample and has shown continuous operation up to 100 min with an output voltage that can be conveniently scaled to match the voltage needs of portable electronic devices (1.5–3.0 V). Once depleted, the battery can be disposed of without the need for any recycling facility, as its components are nontoxic and shown to be biotically degradable in a standardized test. The practical utility of the battery is demonstrated by direct substitution of a lithium ion coin cell in a diagnostic application.
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Research context

Energy storage

OpenAlex topics: Advanced battery technologies research · Advanced Battery Technologies Research · Advancements in Battery Materials

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Affiliations

Instituto de Microelectrónica de Barcelona IMB‐CNM (CSIC) C/ del Til·lers. Campus Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) 08193 Bellaterra Barcelona Spain

Department of Bioengineering University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 USA

Fuel Cell Research Lab (FCReL) School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering Simon Fraser University Surrey BC V3T 0A3 Canada

GIRO Joint Research Unit IRTA‐UPC Torre Marimon 08140 Caldes de Montbui Barcelona Spain

Catalan Institution for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA) Passeig Lluís Companys 23 08010 Barcelona Spain

Funding

Electrochemical Society · Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation · H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions · Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada · Canada Foundation for Innovation · British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund · Canada Research Chairs · European Research Council

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