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Li G, Ma M, Chen X, Zhang J, Hong Y, Huan Y, Wei T. Nickel-Ion Activating Discarded COVID-19 Medical Surgical Masks for Forming Carbon-Nickel Composite Nanowires and Using as a High-Performance Lithium Battery Anode. ENERGY & FUELS : AN AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY JOURNAL 2023; 37:702-710. [PMID: 37552717 PMCID: PMC9768803 DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.2c03129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2022] [Revised: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 08/10/2023]
Abstract
With the prevalence of COVID-19, wearing medical surgical masks has become a requisite measure to protect against the invasion of the virus. Therefore, a huge amount of discarded medical surgical masks will be produced, which will become a potential hazard to pollute the environment and endanger the health of organisms without our awareness. Herein, a green and cost-effective way for the reasonable disposal of waste masks becomes necessary. In this work, we realized the transformation from waste medical surgical masks into high-quality carbon-nickel composite nanowires, which not only benefit the protection of the environment and ecosystem but also contribute to the realization of economic value. The obtained composite carbon-based materials demonstrate 70 S m-1 conductivity, 5.2 nm average pore diameters, 234 m2 g-1 surface areas, and proper graphitization degree. As an anode material for lithium-ion batteries, the prepared carbon composite materials demonstrate a specific capacity of 420 mA h g-1 after 800 cycles at a current density of 0.2 A g-1. It also displays good rate performance and decent cycling stability. Therefore, this study provides an approach to converting the discarded medical surgical masks into high-quality carbon nanowire anode materials to turn waste into treasure.
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- Guoqing Li
- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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- Industrial Training Center, Guangdong
Polytechnic Normal University, Guangzhou510665,
China
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- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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- School of Materials Science and
Engineering University of Jinan, #336 Nanxinzhuang West Road, Jinan,
Shandong250022, China
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Chen TW, Ramachandran R, Chen SM, Anushya G, Divya Rani S, Mariyappan V, Elumalai P, Vasimalai N. High-Performance-Based Perovskite-Supported Nanocomposite for the Development of Green Energy Device Applications: An Overview. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 11:1006. [PMID: 33919855 PMCID: PMC8070796 DOI: 10.3390/nano11041006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Perovskite-based electrode catalysts are the most promising potential candidate that could bring about remarkable scientific advances in widespread renewable energy-storage devices, especially supercapacitors, batteries, fuel cells, solid oxide fuel cells, and solar-cell applications. This review demonstrated that perovskite composites are used as advanced electrode materials for efficient energy-storage-device development with different working principles and various available electrochemical technologies. Research efforts on increasing energy-storage efficiency, a wide range of electro-active constituents, and a longer lifetime of the various perovskite materials are discussed in this review. Furthermore, this review describes the prospects, widespread available materials, properties, synthesis strategies, uses of perovskite-supported materials, and our views on future perspectives of high-performance, next-generation sustainable-energy technology.
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- Tse-Wei Chen
- Department of Materials, Imperial College London, London SW7 2AZ, UK;
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- Department of Chemistry, The Madura College, Vidya Nagar, Madurai 625011, India;
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei, University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan;
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- Department of Physics, S.A.V. Sahaya Thai Arts and Science (Women) College, Sahayam Nagar, Kumarapuram Road, Vadakkankulam, Tirunelveli 627116, India;
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- Electroanalysis and Bioelectrochemistry Lab, Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei, University of Technology, No.1, Section 3, Chung-Hsiao East Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan;
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- Department of Green Energy Technology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry 605014, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, B.S. Abdur Rahman Cresecent Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai 600048, India;
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Duraisamy E, Sujithkrishnan E, Kannadasan K, Prabunathan P, Elumalai P. Facile metal complex-derived Ni/NiO/Carbon composite as anode material for Lithium-ion battery. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2021.115168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Zhang M, Song Z, Liu H, Wang A, Shao S. MoO 2 coated few layers of MoS 2 and FeS 2 nanoflower decorated S-doped graphene interoverlapped network for high-energy asymmetric supercapacitor. J Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 584:418-428. [PMID: 33080502 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2020.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2020] [Revised: 10/01/2020] [Accepted: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Herein, the ultra-thin layer MoS2 coverd MoO2 nanocrystal arraying on sulfur-doped graphene framework (MoS2-MoO2/3DSG) is obtained via a simple hydrothermal procedure accompanied with high temperature annealing. Sodium thiosulfate and ethanethiol are used as sulfur sources to form three-dimensional sulfur doped graphene (3DSG) in the hydrothermal process. Importantly, MoO2 nano-particles are uniformly loaded on MoS2 nanosheets and 3DSG via in-situ collaborative technology. As a result, the stable conductive network take full use of the characteristics of high specific capacitance of MoO2 nanoparticles, convenient ion transport channel of two-dimensional MoS2 nanoflakes and efficient charge transfer and cross-linked 3DSG to improve the electrochemical activity and enhance the dynamics of electrons / ions, which is up to 1150.37 F g-1 specific capacitance and maintains 94.6% of the original capacitance after 10,000 cycles. Also, FeS2 nanoflowers in situ loading on 3DSG (FeS2/3DSG) with enhanced the overall performance of the device are fabricated. The asymmetric supercapacitor with the positive electrode of MoS2-MoO2/3DSG and the negative electrode of FeS2/3DSG can work efficiently and stably under the voltage of 1.7 V, and provide energy density of 87.38 Wh kg-1 at the power density of 683.94 Wkg-1, displaying an outstanding application prospect for energy storage.
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- Mingmei Zhang
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu University, 301 Xuefu Road, Zhenjiang 212013, China
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