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A facile strategy for reclaiming discarded graphite and harnessing the rate capabilities of graphite anodes
Abstract
Graphite negative electrodes are unbeaten hitherto in lithium-ion batteries (LiBs) due to their unique chemical and physical properties. Thus, the increasing scarcity of graphite resources makes smart recycling or repurposing of discarded graphite particularly imperative. However, the current recycling techniques still need to be improved upon with urgency. Herein a facile and efficient hydrometallurgical process is reported to effectively regenerate aged (39.5 %, 75 % state-of-health, SOH) scrapped graphite (SG) from end-of-life lithium-ion bat- teries. Ultimately, the first cycle reversible capacity of SG1 (SOH = 39.5 %) improved from 266 mAh/g to 337 mAh/g while 330 mAh/g (98 %) remain after 100 cycles at 0.5 C. The reversible capacity for the first cycle of SG2 (SOH = 75 %) boosted from 335 mAh/g to 366 mAh/g with the capacity retention of 99.3 % after 100 cycles at 0.5 C, which is comparable with the benchmark commercial graphite. The regenerated graphites RG1 and RG2 exhibit excellent output characteristics even increasing the rate up to 4 C. This is the best rate level reported in the literature to date. Finally, the diffusion coefficient of Li ions during deintercalation and intercalation in the regenerated graphites have been measured by galvanostatic intermittent titration technique (GITT), determining values 2 orders-of-magnitude higher than that of the spent counterparts. Taking advantage of the synergistic effect of acid leaching and heat treatment, this strategy provides a simple and up-scalable method to recycle graphitic anodes.
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Authors (11)
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Honghong Tian
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Magdalena Graczyk-Zajac
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Dario M. De Carolis
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Chuanmu Tian
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Emmanuel III Ricohermoso
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Zhiwu Yang
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Wei Li
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Jan P. Hofmann
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Anke Weidenkaff
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Ralf Riedel
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- artykuły w czasopismach
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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
no. 445,
ISSN: 0304-3894 - Language:
- English
- Publication year:
- 2023
- Bibliographic description:
- Tian H., Graczyk-Zajac M., De Carolis D. M., Tian C., Ricohermoso E. I., Yang Z., Li W., Wilamowska-Zawłocka M., Hofmann J. P., Weidenkaff A., Riedel R.: A facile strategy for reclaiming discarded graphite and harnessing the rate capabilities of graphite anodes// JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS -Vol. 445, (2023), s.130607-
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- Digital Object Identifier (open in new tab) 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130607
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- HA HessenAgentur GmbH, Innovationsfourderung Hessen-Fourderung der Elektromobilitaet, project number 849/20-09
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- Gdańsk University of Technology
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