Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries
The amount of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is constantly increasing as their popularity grows. It is important to develop a recycling method that cannot only convert large amounts of waste anode graphite into high value-added products but is also simple and environmentally friendly. In this wo...
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| author | Jia-Lin Yang Xin-Xin Zhao Wen-Hao Li Hao-Jie Liang Zhen-Yi Gu Yan Liu Miao Du Xing-Long Wu |
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| description | The amount of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is constantly increasing as their popularity grows. It is important to develop a recycling method that cannot only convert large amounts of waste anode graphite into high value-added products but is also simple and environmentally friendly. In this work, spent graphite from an anode was transformed into a cathode for dual-ion batteries (DIBs) through a two-step treatment. This method enables the crystal structure and morphology of spent graphite to recover from the adverse effects of long cycling and be restored to a regular layered structure with appropriate layer spacing for anion intercalation. In addition, pyrolysis of the solid electrolyte interphase into an amorphous carbon layer prevents the electrode from degrading and improves its cycling performance. The recycled negative graphite has a high reversible capacity of 87 mAh g−1 at 200 mA g−1, and its rate performance when used as a cathode in DIBs is comparable to that of commercial graphite. This simple recycling idea turns spent anode graphite into a cathode material with attractive potential and superior electrochemical performance, genuinely achieving sustainable energy use. It also provides a new method for recovering exhausted batteries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4936e470b4e44228f3fdc26182aed672022-12-22T04:42:05ZengKeAi Communications Co. Ltd.eScience2667-14172022-01-012195101Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteriesJia-Lin Yang0Xin-Xin Zhao1Wen-Hao Li2Hao-Jie Liang3Zhen-Yi Gu4Yan Liu5Miao Du6Xing-Long Wu7MOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR ChinaNational & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, PR ChinaMOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR ChinaMOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR ChinaMOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR ChinaNational & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, PR ChinaNational & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, PR ChinaMOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR China; National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, PR China; Corresponding author.The amount of spent lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) is constantly increasing as their popularity grows. It is important to develop a recycling method that cannot only convert large amounts of waste anode graphite into high value-added products but is also simple and environmentally friendly. In this work, spent graphite from an anode was transformed into a cathode for dual-ion batteries (DIBs) through a two-step treatment. This method enables the crystal structure and morphology of spent graphite to recover from the adverse effects of long cycling and be restored to a regular layered structure with appropriate layer spacing for anion intercalation. In addition, pyrolysis of the solid electrolyte interphase into an amorphous carbon layer prevents the electrode from degrading and improves its cycling performance. The recycled negative graphite has a high reversible capacity of 87 mAh g−1 at 200 mA g−1, and its rate performance when used as a cathode in DIBs is comparable to that of commercial graphite. This simple recycling idea turns spent anode graphite into a cathode material with attractive potential and superior electrochemical performance, genuinely achieving sustainable energy use. It also provides a new method for recovering exhausted batteries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141721000227Spent lithium-ion batteryGraphiteReuseDual-ion batteriesCathode–electrolyte interphase |
| spellingShingle | Jia-Lin Yang Xin-Xin Zhao Wen-Hao Li Hao-Jie Liang Zhen-Yi Gu Yan Liu Miao Du Xing-Long Wu Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries eScience Spent lithium-ion battery Graphite Reuse Dual-ion batteries Cathode–electrolyte interphase |
| title | Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries |
| title_full | Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries |
| title_fullStr | Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries |
| title_full_unstemmed | Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries |
| title_short | Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries |
| title_sort | advanced cathode for dual ion batteries waste to wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium ion batteries |
| topic | Spent lithium-ion battery Graphite Reuse Dual-ion batteries Cathode–electrolyte interphase |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667141721000227 |
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