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Synthesis Of Monolithic Carbon/Nickel Oxide Composite Electrode Material And Cyclic Voltammetry Characteristics, Tian-Ying Guo, Jing-Wei Zhu, Mou-Dao Song, Bang-Hua Zhang Nov 2006

Synthesis Of Monolithic Carbon/Nickel Oxide Composite Electrode Material And Cyclic Voltammetry Characteristics, Tian-Ying Guo, Jing-Wei Zhu, Mou-Dao Song, Bang-Hua Zhang

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Monolithic carbon/nickel oxide composite materials were synthesized by carbonization of phenol formaldehyde gels that were ion-exchanged with Ni2+.Atomic absorption spectroscopy and powder X-ray diffraction technique were used to characterize the chemical composition and physical structure of the materials.The nickel dope amount for this method can reach 5.9 %(by mass).Subsequent cyclic voltammetry experiments indicate that the materials exhibit best capacitive performance at the nickel content of 4.4 %.

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Fabrication Of Gold Electrode Array Based On Co2 Laser Ablation, Wei Zhang, Jiang-Qun Xiao, Yong-Liang Zhou Nov 2006

Fabrication Of Gold Electrode Array Based On Co2 Laser Ablation, Wei Zhang, Jiang-Qun Xiao, Yong-Liang Zhou

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A rapid process is described to produce single or multiple electrodes of any shape based on CO2 laser ablation for microfluidic chip.The method is as follow: coating a kind of material as sacrifice layer on a piece of glass with sputtered Cr and Au;designing the needed pattern on a computer;selecting proper parameters and ablating with CO2 laser;wiping of Au/Cr and sacrifice layer,and obtain electrodes at last.The microfluidic chip was gotten by reversely bonding with a piece of PDMS,and sealing around with PDMS prepolymer.The mask' effect is the main factor that influencing electrode quality.The width of electrodes could be …

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Preparation And Electrochemical Characterization Of Anatase Tio2 Nanotubes, Bin Cao, Jin-Wei Xu, Ling-Hong Ding, Wei-Feng Zhang Nov 2006

Preparation And Electrochemical Characterization Of Anatase Tio2 Nanotubes, Bin Cao, Jin-Wei Xu, Ling-Hong Ding, Wei-Feng Zhang

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Titanium oxide nanotubes were prepared by hydrothermal treatment of anatase-type TiO2 powders and NaOH solution in an autoclave.Transmission Electron Microscopy and X-ray Diffraction showed that the product is anatase-type TiO2 nanotubes.The constant charge-discharge current and cyclic voltammetry exhibited the TiO2 nanotubes have a large initial lithium insertion capacity of 260 mA·h/g and good reversibility.This study indicates that TiO2 nanotubes might be a good negative electrode materical for second lithium battery in the future.

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Electrochemical Behavior Of Tanshinoneⅱa And Its Determination, Guang-Wen Li, Xin-Hua Lin, Xiao-Yan Lin Nov 2006

Electrochemical Behavior Of Tanshinoneⅱa And Its Determination, Guang-Wen Li, Xin-Hua Lin, Xiao-Yan Lin

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The electrochemical behavior of TanshinoneⅡA was investigated by voltammetry at a glassy carbon electrode.And Differential Pulse Voltammetric method for determination of TanshinoneⅡA was developed.In pH 4.0 acetate buffer solution,the relationship between oxidation peak current of Differential Pulse Voltammetric and the concentration of Tanshinone ⅡA was linear in the range of 3.0×10-7～2.0×10–5 mol·L-1.The detection limit had been estimated as 2.0×10-8 mol·L-1.The interference of other components in the preparation could be efficiently eliminated by the glassy carbon electrode.This method can be used for the determination of TanshinoneⅡA in real sample with satisfactory results.

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Novel Electrochemical Method For Synthesis Of Nanostructured Materials Of Noble Metals Based On Poly(N-Vinylpyrrolidone) (Pvp), Wei Pan, Xiao-Kai Zhang, Ming-Hu Huang, Shao-Xin Huang, Xing-Li Feng, Hou-Yi Ma Nov 2006

Novel Electrochemical Method For Synthesis Of Nanostructured Materials Of Noble Metals Based On Poly(N-Vinylpyrrolidone) (Pvp), Wei Pan, Xiao-Kai Zhang, Ming-Hu Huang, Shao-Xin Huang, Xing-Li Feng, Hou-Yi Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

Gold nanocrystals with controllable size were synthesized through a simple electroreduction method using poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone)(PVP) of different polymerization degree as both stabilizer and shape-controller for gold nanoclusters.Individual gold nanoparticles spontaneously assembled into the wire-and ring-shaped nanoparticle aggregates depending on the PVP's dynamic stretching and curling,and precursor nanoparticles grew into flat,single-crystalline nanoprisms with thickness of dozens of nanometers based on the oriented aggregation between particles.Besides,core-shell Au/Ag nanoparticles were conveniently synthesized through two-step electroreduction of noble metal ions in the presence of PVPK30.The electrochemical synthetic method based on PVP provides a new path for preparation of noble metal nanostructured materials with different shape …

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Phase-Transfer Technique For Polymer-Protected Noble Metal Nanoparticles, Xing-Li Feng, Ming-Hui Huang, Xiao-Kai Zhang, Shao-Xin Huang, Wei Pan, Hou-Yi Ma Nov 2006

Phase-Transfer Technique For Polymer-Protected Noble Metal Nanoparticles, Xing-Li Feng, Ming-Hui Huang, Xiao-Kai Zhang, Shao-Xin Huang, Wei Pan, Hou-Yi Ma

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A novel phase-transfer method was developed based on the decrease of PVP's solubility in water with increasing temperature,by means of which PVP-protected gold,silver and platinum nanoparticles can be conveniently transferred from aqueous phase to 1-butanol phase.Monodispersed metal nanoparticles were electrochemically synthesized at first in the aqueous,and then 1-butanol of appropriate volume was added to the aqueous phase.Heating the oil-water mixture to 80 ℃ under vigorous stirring would make metal nanoparticles leave the aqueous phase and enter into the 1-butanol phase,with high phasetransfer efficiency and without aggregation between nanoparticles.An electrochemical method to synthesize metal nanoparticles in the oil-water mixtures was further …

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Study Of The Electrooxidation Of Glycerol On Oxide And Pd/C Composite Catalysts, Zhi-Yuan Yan, Chang-Wei Xu, Pei-Kang Shen Nov 2006

Study Of The Electrooxidation Of Glycerol On Oxide And Pd/C Composite Catalysts, Zhi-Yuan Yan, Chang-Wei Xu, Pei-Kang Shen

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Oxide and Pd on carbon composite catalysts have been prepared by intermittent microwave heating(IMH) method.The performance of the catalysts for glycerol oxidation in alkaline solution is studied by electrochemical techniques.It is shown that the Pd/C catalyst is active for glycerol electrooxidation.However,the oxide-Pd/C catalysts are even better in terms of the onset potential that is more negative and peak current density.The ratio of oxide to Pd is optimized according to the electrochemical measurement.The results reveal that the addition of oxide into the Pd/C induces the synergistic effect for glycerol electrooxidation.

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Deep Treatment Of Pulping Wastewater Using Three Phase Fluidized Bed Electrode Reactor, Dan Wu, Qi-Cai Shi, Ji-Ti Zhou, Bao-Jun Jia Nov 2006

Deep Treatment Of Pulping Wastewater Using Three Phase Fluidized Bed Electrode Reactor, Dan Wu, Qi-Cai Shi, Ji-Ti Zhou, Bao-Jun Jia

Journal of Electrochemistry

Treatment of pulping wastewater by using a novel electrochemical reactor,i.e.the three phase fluidized bed electrode,reactor were invesigated.The effects of air flow rate,applied voltage,pH value and FeSO4 concentration on electrolysis efficiency were investigated.It was clearly shown that the 20 V of voltage,0.3 m3·h-1 of air flow rate,1000 mg L-1 of FeSO4 concentration and pH≈2.5 were its best conditions.COD removal could be 70.1% under these conditions.

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Electrochemical Properties Of The Modified Carbon Nanotubes, Chun-An Ma Nov 2006

Electrochemical Properties Of The Modified Carbon Nanotubes, Chun-An Ma

Journal of Electrochemistry

Powder micro-electrodes were prepared from raw carbon nanotubes and carbon nanotubes modified by carboxyl.The electro-reduction properties of both the raw and open-ended carbon nanotubes in p-Nitrophenol solution were investigated.The FTIR spectrum result indicated that the functional groups are successfully fixed on the surface of the carbon nanotubes after nitric acid treatment.The cyclic voltammetry results show that the electrochemical activity of carboxyl-modified carbon nanotubes was improved.The mechanism of electro-(reduction) for the carbon nanotubes after acid treatment was discussed.

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Studies And Applications Of Phosphoric Acid Treatment On Low Voltage Formed Aluminum Foils, Lan Sun, Hui-Rong Qiu, Hui-Zhong Tan, Xue-Yan Chen, Chang-Jian Lin Nov 2006

Studies And Applications Of Phosphoric Acid Treatment On Low Voltage Formed Aluminum Foils, Lan Sun, Hui-Rong Qiu, Hui-Zhong Tan, Xue-Yan Chen, Chang-Jian Lin

Journal of Electrochemistry

The surface of low voltage formed foil for Al electrolysis capacitors is treated with phosphoric acid solution.The effects of concentration of phosphoric acid solution,temperature and process time on specific capacitance and the time of hydration resistance with standing voltage are studied.The optimum condition is presented.The properties of low voltage formed foil have been improved by applying this method on the product line.

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Stm Tip-Induced Nanostructuring-Replacement Method To Construct Pt Surface Nanostructures, Jin-Gang Wang, Jing Tang, Zhao-Bin Chen, Bing-Wei Mao Nov 2006

Stm Tip-Induced Nanostructuring-Replacement Method To Construct Pt Surface Nanostructures, Jin-Gang Wang, Jing Tang, Zhao-Bin Chen, Bing-Wei Mao

Journal of Electrochemistry

STM tip-induced surface nanostructuring based on "Jump-to-contact" mechanism is a nanostructuring technique that has the highest resolution in aqueous solutions.However,for metals that have high cohesive energy,atoms would transfer from surface to tip instead,which limits the wide application of this technique.In this paper,we present a two-step Nanostructuring-Replacement method to construct metal nanoclusters that cannot be obtained directly via the "Jump-to-contact" mechanism.The method is demonstrated to construct Pt nanoclusters that are of great interest in catalysis and electrocatalysis but cannot be constructed via the "Jump-to-contact" mechanism.Since Cu is the most intensively studied and successful system in the tip-induced nanostructuring,it is utilized as …

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Reaction Mechanism Of V(Ⅳ)/V(Ⅴ) Redox Couple At Graphite Felt Composite Electrode Bonded With Conductive Carbon Plastic, Xiao-Gang Li, Ke-Long Huang, Su-Qin Liu, Ning Tan, Li-Quan Chen Nov 2006

Reaction Mechanism Of V(Ⅳ)/V(Ⅴ) Redox Couple At Graphite Felt Composite Electrode Bonded With Conductive Carbon Plastic, Xiao-Gang Li, Ke-Long Huang, Su-Qin Liu, Ning Tan, Li-Quan Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

The rate-determining step of V(Ⅳ) /V(Ⅴ) redoxreaction was investigated at graphite felt(GF)composite electrode by various techniques: cyclic voltammetry,polarization curve and impedance spectroscopy.Cyclic voltammetry analysis indicated that V(Ⅳ) /V(Ⅴ) redox reaction at GF electrode is quasi reversible.Acertain chemical reaction step is suspected to follow the electron transfer step of this reaction.The Tafel slopevalue(0.124) obtained from the polarization curve agrees well with theoretical value(0.12),which supposingthe electron transfer step was the rate-determining step.Impedance Spectroscopies at various potentials werestudied and simulated by equivalentcircuits.The impedance value of the electron transfer step modified is greatlyhigher than the others,which shows that the electron transfer step is the …

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The Synthesis, Structure And Electrochemical Performances Of Lithium Iron Phosphate, Hui Xie, Zhen-Tao Zhou Nov 2006

The Synthesis, Structure And Electrochemical Performances Of Lithium Iron Phosphate, Hui Xie, Zhen-Tao Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

The lithium iron phosphate cathode materials were synthesized by solid-state reaction combined high-rate ball milling under the temperature ranging from 400 ℃ to 700 ℃.The crystalline structure, morphology of particles, and electrochemical performance of the sample were investigated by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and charge-discharge test. The results showed that the sintering temperature had great influences on the crystal structure, morphology and electrochemical performances of LiFePO4. The sample synthesized under 600℃ showed the best charge-discharge performances with the first specific discharge capacity of(128.8) mAh/g and the 15th specific discharge capacity of 129.1 mAh/g at 0.1C rate, …

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Structure And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Lifepo4 Prepared By The Polyacrylates-Pyrolysis-Reduction Method For Li-Ion Batteries, Li-Hong Yu, Yu-Liang Cao, Xiao-Fei Zhang, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai Nov 2006

Structure And Electrochemical Characteristics Of Lifepo4 Prepared By The Polyacrylates-Pyrolysis-Reduction Method For Li-Ion Batteries, Li-Hong Yu, Yu-Liang Cao, Xiao-Fei Zhang, Han-Xi Yang, Xin-Ping Ai

Journal of Electrochemistry

The cathode material of olivine LiFePO4 was prepared by a novel method of polyacrylate-pyrolysis-reduction.XRD demonstrates that the material have the olivine structure.SEM photo shows an average particle-size of about 100 nm with a well distribution.Electrochemical test of cycling at a constant current reveals the discharge capacity of 138 mAh/g and a good cycling stability.It is a novel practicable technology to prepare LiFePO4 by using polyacrylate-pyrolysis-reduction method.

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Research Of Explosion Mechanism Of Lithium-Ion Battery, Yu-Hong Chen, Zhi-Yuan Tang, Yan-Bing He, Qiang Liu Aug 2006

Research Of Explosion Mechanism Of Lithium-Ion Battery, Yu-Hong Chen, Zhi-Yuan Tang, Yan-Bing He, Qiang Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The heat character of Lithium-ion battery materials and explosion mechanism of Lithium-ion cells under the overcharge,short-circuit and other abuse behavior are tested by C80 calorimeter, DSC and charge-discharge instrument.SEI reactions, LixC6/electrolyte and LixC6/PVDF reactions take place at the anodes. Electrolyte and solvent reactions happen after 178℃ and Li1-xCo1/3Ni1/3Mn1/3O2 decomposes after 230℃. The batteries explode at 150℃ oven test or 1.5C, 5.5 V overcharge and do not explode at short-circuit.

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Studies On Performance And Electrode Materials For All Vanadium Flow Battery, Jun Yuan, Qing-Chun Yu, Yi-Feng Liu, Liang-Liang Ma, Yi-Hua Wu Aug 2006

Studies On Performance And Electrode Materials For All Vanadium Flow Battery, Jun Yuan, Qing-Chun Yu, Yi-Feng Liu, Liang-Liang Ma, Yi-Hua Wu

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In this paper,cyclic voltammetry has been used to study the electrochemical performance of the treated and untreated graphite,soft graphite and PAN-carbon cloth in vanadium sulfate solution.The results show that: the reversibility of reaction can be improved on the surface of treated electrode,and the current can also increase;the electrochemical performance of treated electrode is remarkably enhanced;in the process of charge/discharge,the charge current can reach up to 20 mA/cm2,and discharge current up to 15 mA/cm2;surface morphology of the treated and untreated graphite show that the treatment can change the surface structure of electrode and also add the reaction …

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Immobilization Of Cytochrome C On The Surface Of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube And Its Direct Electron Transfer And Electrocatalysis, Ya-Jing Yin, Ya-Fen Lv, Ping Wu, Pan Du, Yan-Mao Shi, Chen-Xin Cai Aug 2006

Immobilization Of Cytochrome C On The Surface Of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotube And Its Direct Electron Transfer And Electrocatalysis, Ya-Jing Yin, Ya-Fen Lv, Ping Wu, Pan Du, Yan-Mao Shi, Chen-Xin Cai

Journal of Electrochemistry

Cytochrome c(Cyto c) was immobilized on the surface of the single-wall carbon nanotube(SWNT) by using the method of adsorption.Infrared spectroscopy indicated that the Cyto c remained in its original structure and did not undergo structural change after its immobilization on the SWNT.The direct electrochemistry of cyto c,which was adsorbed on the surface of the SWNT,was studied by cyclic voltammetry.The voltammetric results demonstrated that the SWNT had promoting effects on the direct electron transfer of Cyto c and also indicated that the immobilized Cyto c retained its bioelectrocatalytic activity to the reduction of H2O2.This modified electrode might …

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Investigation Of The Direct Electrochemical Reduction Of Cr2O3 Powder In Molten Cacl2 By A Metallic Cavity Electrode, Guo-Hong Qiu, Di-Hua Wang, Xian-Bo Jin, Xiao-Hong Hu, Zheng Chen Aug 2006

Investigation Of The Direct Electrochemical Reduction Of Cr2O3 Powder In Molten Cacl2 By A Metallic Cavity Electrode, Guo-Hong Qiu, Di-Hua Wang, Xian-Bo Jin, Xiao-Hong Hu, Zheng Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

A metallic cavity electrode is used for further investigation of the electrochemical behaviour of Cr2O3 powder in molten CaCl2(Na: ~0.02% by mass,Mg: < 0.005% by mass) at 900 ℃.The Cr2O3 powder reduction mechanism was confirmed in line with EDX and SEM analysis of the potentiostatic electrolysis products.The correlations between the particle size of metallised product and the electrolysis potential,or electrolysis time were analysed.

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Studies On Synthesis And Electrochemical Performance Of LiXNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 As Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Xiao-Jian Guo, Jie Li, Yi-Xiao Li, Yong Yang Aug 2006

Studies On Synthesis And Electrochemical Performance Of LiXNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 As Cathode Material For Lithium Ion Batteries, Xiao-Jian Guo, Jie Li, Yi-Xiao Li, Yong Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A series of LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 were synthesized by a combined hydroxides coprecipitation and calcination method.Effects of synthesizing temperature of coprecipitations and the Li∶M ratios on structure and electrochemical performance of the materials were studied.The results showed that materials synthesized with coprecipitation at room temperature(~20 ~(o)C) delivered the best electrochemical performance.Another series of cathode materials LiXNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2 with different Li∶M ratios were synthesized with this method.The results showed that sintering at high temperature could cause loss of LiOH,thus more LiOH should be added.It is demonstrated that Li …

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Effects On The Structure And Electrochemical Performance Of Lifepo4 By Zr4+ Doping, Yan-Li Ruan, Zhi-Yuan Tang Aug 2006

Effects On The Structure And Electrochemical Performance Of Lifepo4 By Zr4+ Doping, Yan-Li Ruan, Zhi-Yuan Tang

Journal of Electrochemistry

Stoichiometric Zr-doped lithium iron phosphate(LiFePO4)) cathode material was synthesized by a solid-state reaction in an inert atmosphere. The effects of doping content on the physical and electrochemical properties of as-synthesized cathode materials were investigated.The samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD), and their electrochemical performance was systematically measured by impedance response and constant current charge/discharge cycling tests. The results indicate that the low concentration Zr4+ doping does not affect the structure of the material but considerably improves its kinetics in terms of capacity delivery and cycle performance. At 0.1C discharging rate,the reversible specific capacities of the Li …

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Pre-Oxidative Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Incorporated With Carbon Nanotube And Pbo2, Hong-Lan Qi, Cheng-Xiao Zhang Aug 2006

Pre-Oxidative Amperometric Glucose Biosensor Incorporated With Carbon Nanotube And Pbo2, Hong-Lan Qi, Cheng-Xiao Zhang

Journal of Electrochemistry

A pre-oxidative amperometric glucose biosensor incorporated with carbon nanotube,ferrocenemonocarboxylic acid and PbO2 was designed.The interferences coming from reduced substances,such as ascoribic acid and urine acid were eliminated by PbO2.The oxidative current is linear at the potential of +0.40 V(vs.SCE) to the concentration of glucose in the range from 0.50 to 20 mmol·L-1,and the detection limit of glucose is 0.1 mol L-1.The relative standard deviation is 3.3% for seven successive assays at 5.0 mmol·L-1glucose.This biosensors have been applied to determination of the glucose in serum with satisfying results.

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The Electrochemical Study On Self-Assembled Monolayers Of Sodium Stearate Surfactant On Oil/Water Interface, Li-Na Tang, Feng-Ping Wang, Yong-Chun Zhu Aug 2006

The Electrochemical Study On Self-Assembled Monolayers Of Sodium Stearate Surfactant On Oil/Water Interface, Li-Na Tang, Feng-Ping Wang, Yong-Chun Zhu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The self-assembled monolayers of sodium stearate surfactant on oil/water interface was investigated by CV with copper ion as probe.The self-assembling process includes four stages,and forms a stable assembly.The electrochemical oxidation of copper ion at assembled surface is a combine controlled process both surface and diffusion with regression equation as ip = 9.214-3.889 v1/2 +0.5809v,r=0.9978,compared with the oil covered bared electrode,it is a complete surface controlled.

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Recycling Of The Spent Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Based On Bioleaching Process, Liang-Shu Xia, Shi-Fu Fu, Zhong-Qing Chen Aug 2006

Recycling Of The Spent Nickel-Cadmium Batteries Based On Bioleaching Process, Liang-Shu Xia, Shi-Fu Fu, Zhong-Qing Chen

Journal of Electrochemistry

Less than 1 percent of discarded dry batteries are recovered in china.it is necessary to find an economic,fast and environmentally friendly process to recycle spent dry batteries.Bioleaching is better one of the few technology applied for the recovery of the toxic metals from hazardous spent batteries.In this study,after the acidified sludge made by the inoculated and cultured indigenous sewage sludge was acted as leaching bacteria species,the influence of the different pH values,the different residence time of the sludge in bioreactor(RTB),the leaching time,whether or not adding Fe(iron powder) to the leaching liquid on the leaching rate of Ni,Cd was tested.The results …

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Electrochemical Behavior Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide In Mgso4 Solution, Dan-Mei Yu, Yu-Jun Si, Chang-Guo Chen, Yu-Ping Liu, Yan Liu Aug 2006

Electrochemical Behavior Of Electrolytic Manganese Dioxide In Mgso4 Solution, Dan-Mei Yu, Yu-Jun Si, Chang-Guo Chen, Yu-Ping Liu, Yan Liu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The rechargeability and crystal structure changing of electrolytic manganese dioxide(EMD) in MgSO4 electrolyte were investigated by cyclic voltammetry,galvanostatic charge/discharge and X-ray diffraction.The results have shown that the EMD has good rechargeability;after several initial cycles,the charge and discharge became stability;after discharge,the γ-MnO2 structure of EMD was changed,the production was reversible and could be recharged to γ-MnO2 structure again which ensured the rechargeability of EMD.

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Effect Of Ti Doping On The Structure And Performance Of Lini0.75Co0.25O2, Hui He, Xuan Cheng, Zhang Ying, Shu-Fen Wang Aug 2006

Effect Of Ti Doping On The Structure And Performance Of Lini0.75Co0.25O2, Hui He, Xuan Cheng, Zhang Ying, Shu-Fen Wang

Journal of Electrochemistry

In this study,a series of Co-doped compounds with the formula of LiNi0.75-xCo0.25TixO2(x=0,(0.1),0.25)was synthesized by using sol-gel method.Their structure,particle size,electrochemical properties were studied by TG,XRD,SEM and electrochemical tests.It was shown that the structure of materials changed from a hexagonal layered structure to a cubic structure as the x value increased.In particular,a mixture of hexagonal and cubic structure was presented at x =0.25.The electrochemical performance of the materials depended strongly on the amount of Ti doping.Possible effects on the structure and performance of LiNi0.75-xCo0.25TixO2 due to Ti doping are briefly discussed …

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The Property Study Of Libob-Pc/Dec Electrolyte, Ying-Kun Ning, Bi-Tao Yu, Fu-Shen Li, Wei-Hua Qiu Aug 2006

The Property Study Of Libob-Pc/Dec Electrolyte, Ying-Kun Ning, Bi-Tao Yu, Fu-Shen Li, Wei-Hua Qiu

Journal of Electrochemistry

The new electrolyte salt LiBOB for Li-ion battery was synthesized in laboratory,and series of electrolytes of LiBOB and PC/DEC was compounded.The conductivity of the electrolytes was compared by changing the temperature and concentration.The cycling performance of charging-discharging was also compared by the charging-discharging test,the results showed that the varying regularity of conductivities and cycling stability and capacity were not always identical,but there were a suitable electrolyte for Li/ARG cell.The A.C.impedance and CV were used to test the compatibility of the most suitable electrolyte and ARG anode.Conclusion can be drawn that the ARG anode can be protected very well by SEI …

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Degradation Of P-Nitrophenol Wastewater By Liquid Phase Catalyzed In Bipolar Liquid Bed Cell, Shi-Yuan Guo, Ai-Li Zhang, Ji-Ti Zhou, Dan Wu Aug 2006

Degradation Of P-Nitrophenol Wastewater By Liquid Phase Catalyzed In Bipolar Liquid Bed Cell, Shi-Yuan Guo, Ai-Li Zhang, Ji-Ti Zhou, Dan Wu

Journal of Electrochemistry

This investigation was performed to study the degradation of p-nitrophenol(PNP) in the bipolar liquid bed cell catalyzed by liquid phase.The hydrogen peroxide produced on cathodes with the ferrous generated Fenton's reagent to produce hydroxyl radicals which are very active toward organic compounds to strengthen bipolar liquid bed cell in disposing organic compounds.The effects of cell voltage,ferrous concentration and airflow on the COD and PNP removal efficiency were also studied.When pH=3.0,cell voltage is 30V,ferrous concentration is 500×10-6 and airflow is 0.4 m3/h,higher removal efficiency of the COD and PNP are obtained.

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Electrodeposition Of Nano-Sb-Zn Alloy In Acetamide-Urea-Nabr-Kbr Melt, Peng Liu, Xin-Ai Guo, Ye-Xiang Tong, Qi-Qin Yang Aug 2006

Electrodeposition Of Nano-Sb-Zn Alloy In Acetamide-Urea-Nabr-Kbr Melt, Peng Liu, Xin-Ai Guo, Ye-Xiang Tong, Qi-Qin Yang

Journal of Electrochemistry

The electroreduction of Zn(II) and Sb(III) in acetamide-urea-NaBr-KBr(343 K) were studied by cyclic volatmmetry.The reduction of Zn(II) or Sb(III) to the metals is an irreversible process.The transfer coefficient of Zn(II)+2e→Zn and Sb(III) +3e→Sb were calculated to be 0.231 and 0.319,the diffusion coefficient of Zn(II) and Sb(III) in the melt were determined as 1.70*10-6 and 3.21*10-6 cm2· s-1 respectively.The Zn-Sb films with different Zn content from 29.67 at% to 97.34 at% were electrodeposited in acetamide-urea-NaBr-KBr melt at 343 K by controlling the deposition potential and the Zn(II)/Sb(III) molar ratio.The morphology of Zn-Sb film was observed by …

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Investigations On Electrochemical Characteristics Of Liv3O8 Electrode In Lithium Sulfate-Water-Ethanol Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan, Wei-Xiang Song Aug 2006

Investigations On Electrochemical Characteristics Of Liv3O8 Electrode In Lithium Sulfate-Water-Ethanol Electrolytes, An-Bao Yuan, Wei-Xiang Song

Journal of Electrochemistry

The active material of LiV3O8 prepared using low-temperature pre-reaction in solution followed by intermediate-temperature calcination at 450 ℃.The product was characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis and scanning electron microscope observation.The performance of LiV3O8  electrode in neutral lithium sulfate-water-ethanol electrolytes was investigated using electrochemical methods.Galvanostatic charge/discharge results indicated that the specific capacity of LiV3O8  electrode decreases with ethanol content increasing in electrolyte.The most appropriate water/ethanol volumetric ratio is 4 ∶1 in terms of conductivity of the electrolyte and stability of the electrode.AC impedance measurements demonstrated that the ohmic resistance of the electrolyte …

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The Influence Of Pva As Disperser On Lifepo4 Synthesized By Hydrothermal Reaction, Hui-Lin Li, Hui Zhan, Yu-Hong Zhou Aug 2006

The Influence Of Pva As Disperser On Lifepo4 Synthesized By Hydrothermal Reaction, Hui-Lin Li, Hui Zhan, Yu-Hong Zhou

Journal of Electrochemistry

LiFePO4 was synthesized by means of hydrothermal reaction,in which PVA acts as disperser and glucose as carbon source. The samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and electrochemical measurement. SEM results show that the sample is homogeneously composed of grains with a particle size of ca.200nm. In the charge/discharge test, the products exhibited a 3.45V discharge voltage plateau and a maximum specific capacity of 140mAh/g. After 40 cycles, its capacity only declined by 2.1%. Besides these, the mechanism for the influence of the particle size and carbon coating on the electrochemical property of LiFePO4 material was …

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