Waste carbon residue(WCR)was efficiently detoxicated and regenerated to high-purity graphite(PGC)used in lithium-ion batteries through the constant-pressure acid leaching technique.The leaching conditions were optimiz...Waste carbon residue(WCR)was efficiently detoxicated and regenerated to high-purity graphite(PGC)used in lithium-ion batteries through the constant-pressure acid leaching technique.The leaching conditions were optimized by the combination of orthogonal and single-factor experiments.Results show that PGC with 99.5%purity is regenerated at temperature of 60℃,initial acid concentration of 12%,leaching time of 180 min,and liquid-to-solid ratio of 25:1,satisfying the requirements of commercial graphite.Meanwhile,the sodium hydroxide precipitation process was designed to recover valuable components from leachate efficiently.Ni,Co,Mn,and Al recoveries reach 96.92%,87.5%,97.83%,and 92.17%,respectively,at pH=11.Moreover,the co-product NaF can be recovered with purity over 99%via evaporative crystallization.The loss rate of fluorine is less than 0.5%,thereby eliminating the pollution risk of fluorine to the environment.The proposed process shows considerable environmental and economic benefits.展开更多
Conversion-type anode materials hold great potential for Li+storage applications owing to their high specific capacity,while large volume expansion and poor electrical conductivity limit their rate and cycling perform...Conversion-type anode materials hold great potential for Li+storage applications owing to their high specific capacity,while large volume expansion and poor electrical conductivity limit their rate and cycling performances.Herein,a bimetal ZnMn-based metal-organic framework(ZnMn-MOF)is engineered for in situ conversion of MnO-encapsulated porous carbon(MnO/PC)composite.The templating and activation effects of coordinated Zn endow the converted PC matrix with a highly porous structure.This enhances the compatibility of PC matrix with MnO particles,resulting in the full encapsulation of MnO particles in the PC matrix.More significantly,the PC matrix provides enough void space to buffer the volume change,which fully wraps the MnO without crack or fracture during repeated cycling.As a result,MnO/PC shows high charge storage capability,extraordinary rate performance,and long-term cycling stability at the same time.Thus MnO/PC exhibits high delithiation capacities of 768mA h g^(-1)at 0.1Ag^(-1)and 487mA h g^(-1)at a high rate of 0.7Ag^(-1),combined with an unattenuated cycling performance after 500 cycles at 0.3Ag^(-1).More significantly,MnO/PC demonstrates a well-matched performance with the capacitive activated carbon electrode in a Li-ion capacitor(LIC)full cell.LIC demonstrates a high specific energy of 153.6W h kg^(-1)at 210W kg^(-1),combined with a specific energy of 71.8W h kg^(-1)at a high specific power of 63.0kW kg^(-1).展开更多
基金the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52174338,51904349)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(No.2021JJ30796)。
文摘Waste carbon residue(WCR)was efficiently detoxicated and regenerated to high-purity graphite(PGC)used in lithium-ion batteries through the constant-pressure acid leaching technique.The leaching conditions were optimized by the combination of orthogonal and single-factor experiments.Results show that PGC with 99.5%purity is regenerated at temperature of 60℃,initial acid concentration of 12%,leaching time of 180 min,and liquid-to-solid ratio of 25:1,satisfying the requirements of commercial graphite.Meanwhile,the sodium hydroxide precipitation process was designed to recover valuable components from leachate efficiently.Ni,Co,Mn,and Al recoveries reach 96.92%,87.5%,97.83%,and 92.17%,respectively,at pH=11.Moreover,the co-product NaF can be recovered with purity over 99%via evaporative crystallization.The loss rate of fluorine is less than 0.5%,thereby eliminating the pollution risk of fluorine to the environment.The proposed process shows considerable environmental and economic benefits.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21905148)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2019T120567 and 2017M612184)+2 种基金the 1000-Talents Planthe World-Class Discipline Programthe Taishan Scholars Advantageous and Distinctive Discipline Program of Shandong province for supporting the research team of energy storage materials.
文摘Conversion-type anode materials hold great potential for Li+storage applications owing to their high specific capacity,while large volume expansion and poor electrical conductivity limit their rate and cycling performances.Herein,a bimetal ZnMn-based metal-organic framework(ZnMn-MOF)is engineered for in situ conversion of MnO-encapsulated porous carbon(MnO/PC)composite.The templating and activation effects of coordinated Zn endow the converted PC matrix with a highly porous structure.This enhances the compatibility of PC matrix with MnO particles,resulting in the full encapsulation of MnO particles in the PC matrix.More significantly,the PC matrix provides enough void space to buffer the volume change,which fully wraps the MnO without crack or fracture during repeated cycling.As a result,MnO/PC shows high charge storage capability,extraordinary rate performance,and long-term cycling stability at the same time.Thus MnO/PC exhibits high delithiation capacities of 768mA h g^(-1)at 0.1Ag^(-1)and 487mA h g^(-1)at a high rate of 0.7Ag^(-1),combined with an unattenuated cycling performance after 500 cycles at 0.3Ag^(-1).More significantly,MnO/PC demonstrates a well-matched performance with the capacitive activated carbon electrode in a Li-ion capacitor(LIC)full cell.LIC demonstrates a high specific energy of 153.6W h kg^(-1)at 210W kg^(-1),combined with a specific energy of 71.8W h kg^(-1)at a high specific power of 63.0kW kg^(-1).
