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Electrochemical lithium recovery with lithium iron phosphate: what causes performance degradation and how can we improve the stability?

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SUSTAINABLE ENERGY & FUELS
卷 5, 期 12, 页码 3124-3133

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ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d1se00450f

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  1. RAG-Stiftung
  2. China Scholarship Council (CSC) [201906260277]
  3. Saarland University
  4. German Research Foundation [INST 256/349-1]
  5. RAG-Stiftung generates long-term momentum for transforming the regions along the Ruhr and Saar Rivers and in Ibbenburen

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The study found that the addition of Ca2+ and dissolved oxygen in the solution exacerbates the capacity fading of LiFePO4, while Na+ and Mg2+ have little influence on its stability. By continuously flushing nitrogen into the electrolyte and coating the electrode material with carbon, the stability of LiFePO4 was significantly enhanced, with the capacity retention of 82% in 10 cycles under certain conditions.
Electrochemical processes enable fast lithium extraction, for example, from brines, with high energy efficiency and stability. Lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) and manganese oxide (lambda-MnO2) have usually been employed as the lithium gathering electrode material. Compared with lambda-MnO2, LiFePO4 has a higher theoretical capacity and lower lithium insertion potential but suffers from low performance stability. Therefore, exploring the reason for capacity fading and putting forward an effective approach to address this issue is important. In this work, we studied the effect of additional present cations and dissolved oxygen on the stability of LiFePO4, using a rocking chair cell configuration to eliminate the effect of the other electrode. We found that adding Ca2+ to the solution and dissolved oxygen aggravate the capacity fading of LiFePO4, whereas Na+ and Mg2+ do not show an obvious influence on the stability of LiFePO4. By continuous nitrogen-flushing of the electrolyte and carbon coating of the electrode material, the stability of LiFePO4 was significantly enhanced. The lithium extraction capacity of LiFePO4/C is 21 mg(Li) g(electrode)(-1) with an energy consumption of 3.03 +/- 0.5 W h mol(Li)(-1) and capacity retention of 82% in 10 cycles in 5 mM LiCl + 50 mM NaCl solution at a cell voltage range of -0.5 V to +0.5 V.

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