US 12,230,756 B2
Biodegradable electrochemical device and methods thereof
Naveen Chopra, Oakville (CA); Gregory McGuire, Oakville (CA); Edward G. Zwartz, Mississauga (CA); and Nan-Xing Hu, Oakville (CA)
Assigned to XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed by XEROX CORPORATION, Norwalk, CT (US)
Filed on Mar. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,935.
Prior Publication US 2023/0282879 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. H01M 10/0565 (2010.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01)
CPC H01M 10/0565 (2013.01) [H01M 4/622 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0085 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0091 (2013.01)] 7 Claims
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1. A method of producing an electrolyte layer of an electrochemical device, comprising:
preparing a substrate for an electrochemical device, the substrate comprising polylactic acid (PLA), polylactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA), silk-fibroin, chitosan, polycaprolactone (PCL), polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), rice paper, cellulose, polylactide polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene adipate terephthalate (PBAT), or combinations thereof, and the substrate having an electrode;
dispensing an electrolyte composition from an extrusion dispenser onto the substrate and in contact with the electrode; and
curing the electrolyte composition; and wherein the electrolyte composition comprises:
a photoinitiator comprising lithium phenyl-2,4,6-trimethylbenzophoosphinate.