Nickel is a heavy metal which has the potential threaten to human's health and attracts public concern recently. The carbonized leaf powder is expected as suitable adsorbent for Ni(II) removal became of the composi...Nickel is a heavy metal which has the potential threaten to human's health and attracts public concern recently. The carbonized leaf powder is expected as suitable adsorbent for Ni(II) removal became of the composition of some beneficial groups. In this work, carbonized leaf powder was evaluated for its adsorption performance towards Ni(II). According to the results, adsorbent component, dosage, initial solute concentration, solution pH, temperature and contact time can significantly affect the efficiency of Ni(II) removal. Sips model fits the test results best, and the adsorption capacity towards Ni(II) is determined around 37.62 mg/g. The thermodynamic behaviors reveal the endothermic and spontaneous nature of the adsorption. The free adsorption energy (fluctuate around 8 kJ/mol) predicted by D-R model indicates that the adsorption capacity originated from both physical and chemical adsorption. Room temperature (15-25 ℃) is suitable for Ni(II) removal as well as low energy consumption for temperature enhancement. Further conclusions about the mechanism of chemical adsorption are obtained through analysis of the FT-IR test and XRD spectra, which indicates that the adsorption process occurs predominantly between amine, carbonate, phosphate and nickel ions.展开更多
Ni/Li exchange is a detrimental effect on electrochemical performances for high-Ni cathode materials(LiNi_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(z)O_(2),x≥0.6).Adjusting Li-excess degree has been proved to be an effective way to optimize Ni/L...Ni/Li exchange is a detrimental effect on electrochemical performances for high-Ni cathode materials(LiNi_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(z)O_(2),x≥0.6).Adjusting Li-excess degree has been proved to be an effective way to optimize Ni/Li exchange in the materials.However,until now,how the Ni/Li exchange and thus the structural properties is affected by the Li-excess has not been understood and clearly elucidated in the literature.Herein,a feasible strategy is utilized to optimize Ni/Li exchange and the amount of anti-Li^(+)in LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2) by mixing Ni_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)(OH)_(2) precursor with different amounts of lithium sources during lithiation.It was found that morphology and phase stability of the material can be tuned with moderate excessive lithium.With 10%Li-excess,LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2) exhibits an initial discharge capacity of 211.5 mAh·g^(–1) at 0.1 C and maintains 93.3%of its initial capacity after 100 cycles at 1 C.Different technologies were used to characterize the materials and it shows that the formation of broader Li slab space,decreased anti-Ni^(2+)in Li layer,and gradient distribution of Ni3+in the surface is contributed to moderate Li-excess in the materials.Broader Li slab space facilitates diffusion of Li^(+),decreased antisite-Ni^(2+)and gradient distribution of Ni3+in materials surfaces optimizes the Ni/Li exchange.Based on these results,we thus believe that it is the moderate Li-excess in material that optimized the electrochemical performance of high-Ni cathode materials.展开更多
基金Projects(5117916851308310)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(LQ13E080007)supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of Jiangsu Province,China
文摘Nickel is a heavy metal which has the potential threaten to human's health and attracts public concern recently. The carbonized leaf powder is expected as suitable adsorbent for Ni(II) removal became of the composition of some beneficial groups. In this work, carbonized leaf powder was evaluated for its adsorption performance towards Ni(II). According to the results, adsorbent component, dosage, initial solute concentration, solution pH, temperature and contact time can significantly affect the efficiency of Ni(II) removal. Sips model fits the test results best, and the adsorption capacity towards Ni(II) is determined around 37.62 mg/g. The thermodynamic behaviors reveal the endothermic and spontaneous nature of the adsorption. The free adsorption energy (fluctuate around 8 kJ/mol) predicted by D-R model indicates that the adsorption capacity originated from both physical and chemical adsorption. Room temperature (15-25 ℃) is suitable for Ni(II) removal as well as low energy consumption for temperature enhancement. Further conclusions about the mechanism of chemical adsorption are obtained through analysis of the FT-IR test and XRD spectra, which indicates that the adsorption process occurs predominantly between amine, carbonate, phosphate and nickel ions.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21271145)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2015CFB537)for the financial support for this investigation.
文摘Ni/Li exchange is a detrimental effect on electrochemical performances for high-Ni cathode materials(LiNi_(x)Co_(y)Mn_(z)O_(2),x≥0.6).Adjusting Li-excess degree has been proved to be an effective way to optimize Ni/Li exchange in the materials.However,until now,how the Ni/Li exchange and thus the structural properties is affected by the Li-excess has not been understood and clearly elucidated in the literature.Herein,a feasible strategy is utilized to optimize Ni/Li exchange and the amount of anti-Li^(+)in LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2) by mixing Ni_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)(OH)_(2) precursor with different amounts of lithium sources during lithiation.It was found that morphology and phase stability of the material can be tuned with moderate excessive lithium.With 10%Li-excess,LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2) exhibits an initial discharge capacity of 211.5 mAh·g^(–1) at 0.1 C and maintains 93.3%of its initial capacity after 100 cycles at 1 C.Different technologies were used to characterize the materials and it shows that the formation of broader Li slab space,decreased anti-Ni^(2+)in Li layer,and gradient distribution of Ni3+in the surface is contributed to moderate Li-excess in the materials.Broader Li slab space facilitates diffusion of Li^(+),decreased antisite-Ni^(2+)and gradient distribution of Ni3+in materials surfaces optimizes the Ni/Li exchange.Based on these results,we thus believe that it is the moderate Li-excess in material that optimized the electrochemical performance of high-Ni cathode materials.