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Beg, Mustehsan, Saju, Jeeva, Alcock, Keith M. 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0958-9141, Yu, Hongnian, Manjakkal, Libu, Titus Mavelil, Achu and Rani Markapudi, Prasutha
(2024)
Biodegradable biopolymers for electrochemical energy storage devices in a circular economy.
RSC Sustainability, 3 (1).
pp. 37-63.
ISSN 2753-8125
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Abstract
The rising trend of green energy has made it necessary to utilise efficient green materials in electrochemical energy storage devices (EESDs) under a green economy. The need for sustainable energy storage technologies due to the rising demand for energy, improved technology, and the huge challenge of E-waste requires the development of eco-friendly advanced materials and recycling processes in electrochemical energy storage within a circular economy framework. This paper focuses on cellulose, shellac, polylactic acid (PLA), chitin, and chitosan due to their exceptional sustainability, biodegradability, and functional properties and explore how these polymers can improve the circular economy for batteries and supercapacitors by following the aspects of their background, processing and preparation methods, properties, chemical structures, applications, and recent development. As such, this review promotes the increased utilisation of biodegradable biopolymers within the circular economy of EESDs, particularly for future technologies such as flexible, wearable, stretchable, and transparent devices. This review raises awareness of these materials' capability to improve sustainability and recyclability, thus promoting increased use and integration of these materials into EESDs leading to green technologies and low environmental impact.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | sdg 8 - decent work and economic growth,sdg 12 - responsible consumption and production,sdg 13 - climate action ,/dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/decent_work_and_economic_growth |
| Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Science > School of Engineering, Mathematics and Physics |
| UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Sustainable Energy |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 22 Jun 2026 15:21 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2026 07:39 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/103469 |
| DOI: | 10.1039/D4SU00468J |
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