Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries

Yang Jia-Lin; Zhao Xin-Xin; Li Wen-Hao; Liang Hao-Jie; Gu Zhen-Yi; Liu Yan; Du Miao; Wu Xing-Long

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Yang Jia-Lin, Zhao Xin-Xin, Li Wen-Hao, Liang Hao-Jie, Gu Zhen-Yi, Liu Yan, Du Miao, Wu Xing-Long. Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.001

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Yang Jia-Lin, Zhao Xin-Xin, Li Wen-Hao, Liang Hao-Jie, Gu Zhen-Yi, Liu Yan, Du Miao, Wu Xing-Long. Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.001

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Yang Jia-Lin, Zhao Xin-Xin, Li Wen-Hao, Liang Hao-Jie, Gu Zhen-Yi, Liu Yan, Du Miao, Wu Xing-Long. Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries[J]. eScience, 2022, 2(1): 95-101. doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.001

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Advanced cathode for dual-ion batteries: Waste-to-wealth reuse of spent graphite from lithium-ion batteries

doi: 10.1016/j.esci.2021.11.001

Yang Jia-Lin^{a, 1},
Zhao Xin-Xin^{b, 1},
Li Wen-Hao^a,
Liang Hao-Jie^a,
Gu Zhen-Yi^a,
Liu Yan^b,
Du Miao^b,
Wu Xing-Long^{a, b
,
,}

a.
MOE Key Laboratory for UV Light-Emitting Materials and Technology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024, PR China
b.
National & Local United Engineering Lab for Power Battery, Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, 130024, PR China

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Corresponding author: Xing-Long Wu xinglong@nenu.edu.cn
Received Date: 2021-08-28
Revised Date: 2021-09-30
Accepted Date: 2021-11-03

Available Online: 2021-11-20

Abstract

Abstract

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.
- Spent lithium-ion battery,
- Graphite,
- Reuse,
- Dual-ion batteries,
- Cathode–electrolyte interphase

● The recovered graphite anode is reused as advanced cathode for Li-based dual-ion batteries.
● This study demonstrates a new reuse strategy for graphite anode in spent lithium-ion batteries.
● It delivers excellent anion-storage properties including a specific capacity of 84 mAh g⁻¹ and good rate performance.
● This work broadens the high-value utilization ideas of recycled electrode materials from spent lithium-ion batteries..
¹ The equally contributed authors.

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