| CPC H01G 11/56 (2013.01) [H01G 11/34 (2013.01); H01G 11/42 (2013.01); H01G 11/36 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |

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1. A hydrogel electrolyte for a supercapacitor, comprising:
sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (C);
water;
citric acid (CA); and
an aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa;
wherein the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (C) and the citric acid (CA) form a citric acid crosslinked cellulose-based polymer hydrogel (C-CA-C); and
wherein an organic acid from the aqueous extract of Hibiscus sabdariffa is intercalated to the citric acid crosslinked cellulose-based polymer hydrogel (C-CA-C) via hydrogen bonds.
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