Charting the path to sustainable energy: Green polymer electrolytes for zinc-air batteries

IF 9.2 2区工程技术 Q1 ENERGY & FUELS

Sustainable Materials and Technologies Pub Date : 2025-06-17 DOI:10.1016/j.susmat.2025.e01497

Ali İhsan Kömür , Onur Karaman , Ceren Karaman

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Abstract

Green polymer electrolytes have emerged as a pivotal component in advancing the sustainability and performance of Zinc-air batteries (ZABs), providing an environmentally friendly alternative to conventional liquid and synthetic electrolytes. By utilizing bio-derived polymers and innovative design strategies, these electrolytes enhance key properties such as ionic conductivity, interfacial stability, and mechanical flexibility, addressing critical challenges in energy storage systems. This review explores significant advancements in the field, including the development of hybrid material systems, eco-friendly synthesis methods, and advanced interface engineering techniques that collectively improve the electrochemical performance, cycling stability, and durability of ZABs. Despite these achievements, challenges such as achieving competitive conductivity at ambient conditions, ensuring long-term operational stability, and scaling production economically persist. Future opportunities lie in integrating high-throughput experimentation, computational modeling, and lifecycle analysis to accelerate material discovery and optimization. By overcoming these barriers, green polymer electrolytes have the potential to revolutionize energy storage technologies, supporting global energy transitions and enabling a more sustainable and energy-efficient future.

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绘制可持续能源之路：用于锌空气电池的绿色聚合物电解质

绿色聚合物电解质已经成为提高锌空气电池（ZABs）可持续性和性能的关键组成部分，为传统液体和合成电解质提供了一种环保的替代品。通过利用生物衍生聚合物和创新的设计策略，这些电解质增强了离子电导率、界面稳定性和机械灵活性等关键性能，解决了储能系统中的关键挑战。本文综述了该领域的重大进展，包括杂化材料系统的发展、环保合成方法和先进的界面工程技术，这些技术共同提高了ZABs的电化学性能、循环稳定性和耐久性。尽管取得了这些成就，但在环境条件下获得具有竞争力的导电性、确保长期运行稳定性以及经济规模生产等挑战仍然存在。未来的机会在于整合高通量实验、计算建模和生命周期分析，以加速材料的发现和优化。通过克服这些障碍，绿色聚合物电解质有可能彻底改变储能技术，支持全球能源转型，实现更可持续、更节能的未来。

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Sustainable Materials and Technologies Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

CiteScore

13.40

自引率

4.20%

发文量

158

审稿时长

45 days

期刊介绍： Sustainable Materials and Technologies (SM&T), an international, cross-disciplinary, fully open access journal published by Elsevier, focuses on original full-length research articles and reviews. It covers applied or fundamental science of nano-, micro-, meso-, and macro-scale aspects of materials and technologies for sustainable development. SM&T gives special attention to contributions that bridge the knowledge gap between materials and system designs.