Affiliation:
1. School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, People’s Republic of China
2. Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, People’s Republic of China
Abstract
The value of considerable residual energy in waste Li-ion batteries (WLIBs) is always neglected. At present, “this energy” is always wasted during the discharge process of WLIBs. However, if this energy could be reused, it would not only save a lot of energy but also avoid the discharge step of recycling of WLIBs. Unfortunately, the instability of WLIBs potential is a challenge to efficient utilization of this residual energy. Here, we propose a method that could regulate the cathode potential and current of the battery by simply adjusting the solution pH to utilize 35.08%, 88.4%, and 84.7% of the residual energy for removing heavy metal ions from wastewater, removing Cr (VI) from wastewater, and recovering copper from the solution, respectively. By taking advantage of the high internal resistance
R
of WLIBs and the sudden change of battery current
I
caused by iron passivation on the positive electrode of the battery, this method could induce the response of overvoltage
η (η = IR)
inside the battery at different pH levels to regulate the cathode potential
µ
of the battery to the three intervals. The potential ranges of the battery cathode corresponding to pH < 3.4, pH ≈ 3.4, and pH > 4 were
µ
> −0.47V, −0.47V <
µ
< −0.82V, and
µ
< −0.82V, respectively. This study provides a promising way and theoretical basis for the development of technologies for reusing residual energy in WLIBs.
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Cited by
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