Enhanced recovery of high-purity Fe powder from iron-rich electrolytic manganese residue by slurry electrolysis

Iron-rich electrolytic manganese residue(IREMR)is an industrial waste produced during the processing of electrolytic metal manganese,and it contains certain amounts of Fe and Mn resources and other heavy metals.In this study,the slurry electrolysis technique was used to recover high-purity Fe powder from IREMR.The effects of IREMR and H2SO4 mass ratio,current density,reaction temper-ature,and electrolytic time on the leaching and current efficiencies of Fe were studied.According to the results,high-purity Fe powder can be recovered from the cathode plate,and the slurry electrolyte can be recycled.The leaching efficiency,current efficiency,and purity of Fe reached 92.58%,80.65%,and 98.72wt%,respectively,at a 1:2.5 mass ratio of H2SO4 and IREMR,reaction temperature of 60℃,electric current density of 30 mA/cm^(2),and reaction time of 8 h.In addition,vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)analysis showed that the coercivity of electrolytic iron powder was 54.5 A/m,which reached the advanced magnetic grade of electrical pure-iron powder(DT4A coercivity standard).The slurry electrolytic method provides fundamental support for the industrial application of Fe resource recovery in IRMER.

Surface modification of Li_(3)InCl_(6)provides superior electrochemical performance for LiMn_(2)O_(4)cathode materials

Li Mn_(2)O_(4)(LMO)is the substance of choice for small and medium-sized energy storage materials in daily life.In this work,Li3InCl6(LIC)is prepared on the surface of LiMn_(2)O_(4)by hydrothermal method using InCl_(3)and LiCl as raw materials.This method stabilizes the LMO crystal structure by uniformly coating the LIC on the LMO surface and effectively maintains the morphology of LMO crystals during the cycling process.SEM and EDS analysis confirm the morphology and homogeneity of the synthesized material LIC on the LMO surface.The prepared material is put into a battery,and the charge-discharge test is carried out at 0.5 C and 1 C.The results show that the LIC surface-modified samples exhibit more than 6%higher cycling performance than the unmodified samples after long cycling.