Water soluble polyaniline/polysaccharide composite: Polymerization, carbonization to yield carbon micro-bubbles

We report synthesis of water soluble polyaniline composite using polysaccharide, alginic acid, by oxidative chemical polymerization. Spectroscopy measurements for the composites with infrared (IR), UV–vis spectroscopy, electron spin resonance (ESR), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were carried out. We confirmed water solubility of the composite and carbonization allowed the composite to form carbon micro-bubble structures.