Electronic Supplementary Information
for
High-Charge Capacity Polymer Electrodes Comprising Alkali
Lignin from the Kraft Process
Samuel Leguizamon, Kryssia P. Díaz-Orellana, Julian Velez, Mark C. Thies, and Mark E. Roberts*
Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, Clemson University
*e-mail: mrober9@clemson.edu
Effect of H2SO4 concentration on Electrochemical Performance
The influence of H2SO4 concentration on the electrochemical performance of the composite films is shown
in figure S1. The films were prepared using a 10mL solution of 15.3 M AA, 0.124 g of AL, and 69 μL of
pyrrole monomer. After polymerization, the film was rinsed and inserted into H2SO4 with a specific
concentration: 1 M, 0.5 M, 0.1 M, 0.01 M, 0.001 M, and 0.0001 M. The film was left in the electrolyte
solution for 5 min before testing. Cyclic voltammetry shows than higher H2SO4 concentrations lead to
sharper redox peaks and decreased peak separation, as expected for a proton-dependent process (Figure
S1 a and b).
Figure S1. a) Cyclic voltammetry profiles for PPy/AL (prepared in 15.3M AA) at different H2SO4
concentrations. b) Voltage difference between catholic and anodic peaks on (a) vs the pH.
Measurements are carried out in a 3-electrode cell on Pt working electrodes with Ag/AgCl as the
reference and Pt mesh as the counter.
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