Abstract: | The work presents the synthesis and characterization of amidated pectin(AP) based polymer electrolyte membranes(PEM) crosslinked with glutaraldehyde(GA).The prepared membranes are characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR),organic elemental analysis,X-ray diffraction studies(XRD),thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and impedance spectroscopy.Mechanical properties of the membranes are evaluated by tensile tests.The degree of amidation(DA),molar and mass reaction yields(Y_M and K_N) are calcu... |