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Mn₃O₄/carbon nanotube nanocomposites recycled from waste alkaline Zn–MnO₂ batteries as high-performance energy materials

Authors: Li-Hua Zhang, Si-Si Wu, Yi Wan, Yi-Feng Huo, Yao-Cong Luo, Ming-Yang Yang, Min-Chan Li, Zhou-Guang Lu

Published in: Rare Metals | Issue 5/2017

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Alkaline zinc manganese dioxide (Zn–MnO₂) batteries are widely used in everyday life. Recycling of waste alkaline Zn–MnO₂ batteries has always been a hot environmental concern. In this study, a simple and cost-effective process for synthesizing Mn₃O₄/carbon nanotube (CNT) nanocomposites from recycled alkaline Zn–MnO₂ batteries is presented. Manganese oxide was recovered from spent Zn–MnO₂ battery cathodes. The Mn₃O₄/CNT nanocomposites were produced by ball milling the recovered manganese oxide in a commercial multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) solution. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis demonstrates that the nanocomposite has a unique three-dimensional (3D) bird nest structure. Mn₃O₄ nanoparticles are homogeneously distributed on MWCNT framework. Mn₃O₄/CNT nanocomposites were evaluated as an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, exhibiting a highly reversible specific capacitance of ~580 mAh·g⁻¹ after 100 cycles. Moreover, Mn₃O₄/CNT nanocomposite also shows a fairly positive onset potential of −0.15 V and quite high oxygen reducibility when considered as an electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction.

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Title: Mn3O4/carbon nanotube nanocomposites recycled from waste alkaline Zn–MnO2 batteries as high-performance energy materials
Authors: Li-Hua Zhang
Si-Si Wu
Yi Wan
Yi-Feng Huo
Yao-Cong Luo
Ming-Yang Yang
Min-Chan Li
Zhou-Guang Lu
Publication date: 03-05-2017
Publisher: Nonferrous Metals Society of China
Published in: Rare Metals / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1001-0521
Electronic ISSN: 1867-7185
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12598-017-0902-0

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