{"title":"Retraction Note: Prelithiation of Alpha Phase Nanosheet-Type VOPO4·2H2O Anode for Lithium-Ion Batteries","authors":"A. Tron, J. Mun","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.00577.r1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.00577.r1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48358942","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mass Transport Properties and Influence of Natural Convection for Voltammetry at the Agarose Hydrogel Interface","authors":"Byung-Kwon Kim, Kyungsoon Park","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00129","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00129","url":null,"abstract":"Agarose hydrogel, a solid electrolyte, was investigated voltammetrically in terms of transport properties and natural convection effects using a ferrocenyl compound as a redox probe. To confirm the diffusion properties of solute on the agarose interface, the diffusion coefficients (D) of ferrocenemethanol in agarose hydrogel were determined by cyclic voltammetry (CV) according to the concentration of agarose hydrogel. While the value of D on the agarose interface is smaller than that in the bulk solution, the square root of the scan rate-dependent peak current reveals that the mass transport behavior of the solute on the agarose surface shows negligible convection or migration effects. In order to confirm the reduced natural convection on the gel interface, scan rate-dependent CV was performed in the solution phase and on the agarose surface, respectively. Slow scan voltammetry at the gel interface can determine a conventional and reproducible diffusion-controlled current down to a scan rate of 0.3 mV/s without any complicated equipment.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47011315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fei Chen, Gang Zhang, Yiluo Zhang, Shiyu Cao, Jun Li
{"title":"Preparation of rGO-S-CPEs Composite Cathode and Electrochemical Performance of All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur Battery","authors":"Fei Chen, Gang Zhang, Yiluo Zhang, Shiyu Cao, Jun Li","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00143","url":null,"abstract":"The application of polymer composite electrolyte in all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery (ASSLSBs) can guarantee high energy density and improve the interface contact between electrolyte and electrode, which has a broader application pros-pect. However, the inherent insulation of the sulfur-cathode leads to a low electron/ion transfer rate. Carbon materials with high electronic conductivity and electrolyte materials with high ionic conductivity are usually selected to improve the elec-tron/ion conduction of the composite cathode. In this work, PEO-LiTFSI-LLZO composite polymer electrolyte (CPE) with high ionic conductivity was prepared. The ionic conductivity was 1.16×10 -4 and 7.26×10 -4 S cm -1 at 20 o C and 60 o C, respectively. Meanwhile, the composite sulfur cathode was prepared with Sulfur, reduced graphene oxide and composite polymer electrolyte slurry (S-rGO-CPEs). In addition to improving the ion conductivity in the cathode, CPEs also replaces the role of binder. The influence of different contents of CPEs in the cathode material on the performance of the constructed battery was investigated. The results show that the electrochemical performance of the all-solid-state lithium-sulfur battery is the best when the content of the composite electrolyte in the cathode is 40%. Under the condition of 0.2C and 45 o C, the charging and discharging capacity of the first cycle is 923 mAh g -1 , and the retention capacity is 653 mAh g -1 after 50 cycles.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43962971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hyeong-Seok Chang, Sanghoon Ji, Miso Rho, Byoung-Min Lee, Sung‐Soo Kim, Jae‐Hak Choi
{"title":"Thermally Crosslinked Polyimide Binders for Si-alloy Anodes in Li-ion Batteries","authors":"Hyeong-Seok Chang, Sanghoon Ji, Miso Rho, Byoung-Min Lee, Sung‐Soo Kim, Jae‐Hak Choi","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.01018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.01018","url":null,"abstract":"Silicon (Si) has attracted considerable attention due to its high theoretical capacity compared to conventional graphite anode materials. However, Si-based anode materials suffer from rapid capacity loss due to mechanical failure caused by large volume change during cycling. To alleviate this phenomenon, crosslinked polymeric binders with strong interactions are highly desirable to ensure the electrode integrity. In this study, thermally crosslinked polyimide binders were used for Si-alloy anodes in Li-ion batteries. The crosslinked polyimide binder was found to have high adhesion strength, resulting in enhanced electrode integrity during cycling. Therefore, the Si-alloy anodes with crosslinked polyimide binder provide enhanced electrochemical performance, such as Coulombic efficiency, capacity retention, and cycle stability.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45682188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) Performance Analysis and Challenges in Fuel Cell Applications","authors":"Bhavya Padha, S. Verma, P. Mahajan, S. Arya","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.01263","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.01263","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) is a unique non-destructive technique employed to analyze various devices in different energy storage applications. It characterizes materials and interfaces for their properties in heterogeneous systems employing equivalent circuits as models. So far, it has been used to analyze the performance of various photovoltaic cells, fuel cells, batteries, and other energy storage devices, through equivalent circuit designing. This review highlights the diverse applications of EIS in fuel cells and specific parameters affecting its performance. A particular emphasis has been laid on the challenges faced by this technique and their possible solutions.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44601477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrochemical Advanced Oxidation of Lamotrigine at Ti/DSA (Ta2O5-Ir2O5) and Stainless Steel Anodes","authors":"V. Meena, H. R. Ghatak","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.01074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.01074","url":null,"abstract":"The study presents kinetics of degradation and mineralization of an anti-epileptic drug Lamotrigine (LAM) in the aqueous matrix by electrochemical advanced oxidation process (EAOP) on Ti/DSA (Ta 2 O 5 -Ir 2 O 5 ) and Stainless Steel (SS) anodes using sodium sulphate as supporting electrolyte. On both the anodes, kinetic behaviour was pseudo-first-order for degradation as well as mineralization of LAM. On Ti/DSA anode, maximum LAM degradation of 75.42% was observed at an associated specific charge of 3.1 (Ah/litre) at a current density of 1.38 mA/cm 2 and 100 ppm Na 2 SO 4 concentration. Maximum mineralization attained was 44.83% at an associated specific charge of 3.1 (Ah/litre) at a current density of 1.38 mA/ cm 2 and 50 ppm concentration of Na 2 SO 4 with energy consumption of 2942.71 kWh/kgTOC. Under identical conditions on SS anode, a maximum of 98.92% LAM degradation was marked after a specific charge (Q) of 3.1 (Ah/litre) at a current density of 1.38 mA/cm 2 and 100 ppm concentration of Na 2 SO 4 . Maximum LAM mineralization on SS anode was 98.53%, marked at a specific charge of 3.1 (Ah/litre) at a current density of 1.38 mA/cm 2 and 75 ppm concentration of Na 2 SO 4 , with energy consumption of 1312.17 kWh/kgTOC. Higher Mineralization Current Efficiency (MCE) values were attained for EAOP on SS anode for both degradation and mineralization due to occurrence of combined electro-oxidation and elec-tro-coagulation process in comparison to EAOP on Ti/DSA anode due to occurrence of lone electro-oxidation process.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43004417","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Aleman-Gama, Alan J. Cornejo-Martell, S. Kamaraj, K. Juárez, S. Silva-Martínez, A. Alvarez‐Gallegos
{"title":"Boosting Power Generation by Sediment Microbial Fuel Cell in Oil-Contaminated Sediment Amended with Gasoline/Kerosene","authors":"E. Aleman-Gama, Alan J. Cornejo-Martell, S. Kamaraj, K. Juárez, S. Silva-Martínez, A. Alvarez‐Gallegos","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2022.00045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2022.00045","url":null,"abstract":"The high internal resistance (R int ) that develops across the sediment microbial fuel cells (SMFC) limits their power production (~4/10 mW m -2 ) that can be recovered from an initial oil-contaminated sediment (OCS). In the anolyte, R int is related to poor biodegradation activity, quality and quantity of contaminant content in the sediment and anode material. While on the catholyte, R int depends on the properties of the catholyte, the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR), and the cathode material. In this work, the main factors limiting the power output of the SMFC have been minimized. The power output of the SMFC was increased (47 times from its initial value, ~4 mW m -2 ) minimizing the SMFC R int (28 times from its initial value, 5000 ohms), following the main modifications. Anolyte: the initial OCS was amended with several amounts of gasoline and kerosene. The best anaerobic microbial activity of indigenous populations was better adapted (without more culture media) to 3 g of kerosene. Catholyte: ORR was catalyzed in birnessite/carbon fabric (CF)-cathode at pH 2, 0.8 M Na 2 SO 4 . At the class level, the main microbial groups (Gammaproteobacteria, Coriobacteriia, Actinobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria) with electroactive members were found at C-anode and were associated with the high-power densities obtained. Gasoline is more difficult to biodegrade than kerosene. However, in both cases, SMFC biodegradation activity and power output are increased when ORR is performed on birnessite/CF in 0.8 M Na 2 SO 4 at pH 2. The work discussed here can focus on bioremediation (in heavy OCS) or energy production in future work.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69567095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nibedita Samanta, M. Chandra, S. Maji, P. Venkatesh, S. Annapoorani, Ashish Jain
{"title":"Studying Thermochemical Conversion of Sm2O3 to SmCl3 using AlCl3 in LiCl-KCl Eutectic Melt","authors":"Nibedita Samanta, M. Chandra, S. Maji, P. Venkatesh, S. Annapoorani, Ashish Jain","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.00934","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.00934","url":null,"abstract":"In this report the thermochemical conversion of Sm 2 O 3 to SmCl 3 using AlCl 3 in LiCl-KCl melt at 773 K is discussed. The final product was a mixture of SmCl 3 , Al 2 O 3 , unreacted Sm 2 O 3 and AlCl 3 in the chloride melt. The electrochemical attri-butes of the mixture was analyzed with cyclic voltammetry (CV) and square wave voltammetry (SWV). The crystallo-graphic phases of the mixture were studied with X-ray diffraction (XRD) technique. The major chemical conversion was optimized by varying the effective parameters, such as concentrations of AlCl 3 , duration of reaction and the amount of LiCl-KCl salt. The extent of conversion and qualitative assessment of efficiency of the present protocol were evaluated with fluorescence spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectrophotometry and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES) studies of the mixture. Thus, a critical assessment of the thermochemical conversion efficiency was accomplished by analysing the amount of SmCl 3 in LiCl-KCl melt. In the process, a conversion efficiency of 95% was achieved by dou-bling the stoichiometric requirement of AlCl 3 in 50 g of LiCl-KCl salt. The conversion reaction was found to be very fast as the reaction reached equilibrium in 15 min.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43829684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yeşim DEDE SAĞSÖZ, A. Yılmaz, F. Ekmekyapar Torun, B. Kocadagistan, Sinan Kul
{"title":"The Investigation of COD Treatment and Energy Consumption of Urban Wastewater by a Continuous Electrocoagulation System","authors":"Yeşim DEDE SAĞSÖZ, A. Yılmaz, F. Ekmekyapar Torun, B. Kocadagistan, Sinan Kul","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.00647","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.00647","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, electrochemical treatment of urban wastewater with electrical conductivity of 1000 µS cm -1 and chemical oxygen demand of 250 mg L -1 was investigated using the variables of initial pH value, current density and flow rate. Electrocoagulation was used, in which aluminum and stainless steel were selected, as the electrochemical treatment process. The electrocoagulation process was operated in continuous mode. The data obtained in experimental studies show that the best COD removal efficiency occurred in experiments where the initial pH value was 6. The increase in current density from 5 A to 15 A decreased the removal efficiency from 79 to 67%. The increase in flow rate under constant current density also reduced the efficiency of removal as expected. In experiments in which current density and flow rate were examined together, the increase in flow rate allowed the application of higher current densities. This situation led to considerable reductions in energy consumption values, even if the COD removal efficiency did not significantly increase. The high COD removal obtained with the use of high flow rate and high current density indicates that the electrocoagulation process can be used for high flow rate municipal wastewater treatment.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42103054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. A. Kamenskii, S. Eliseeva, A. Volkov, V. Kondratiev
{"title":"Electrochemical Performance of LiMn2O4 Cathodes in Zn-Containing Aqueous Electrolytes","authors":"M. A. Kamenskii, S. Eliseeva, A. Volkov, V. Kondratiev","doi":"10.33961/jecst.2021.00689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33961/jecst.2021.00689","url":null,"abstract":"Electrochemical properties of LiMn 2 O 4 cathode were investigated in three types of Zn-containing electrolytes: lithium-zinc sulfate electrolyte (1 M ZnSO 4 / 2 M Li 2 SO 4 ), zinc sulfate electrolyte (2 M ZnSO 4 ) and lithium-zinc-manganese sulfate electrolyte (1 M ZnSO 4 / 2 M Li 2 SO 4 / 0.1 M MnSO 4 ). Cyclic voltammetry measurements demonstrated that LiMn 2 O 4 is electrochemically inactive in pure ZnSO 4 electrolyte after initial oxidation. The effect of manganese (II) additive in the zinc-manganese sulfate electrolyte on the electrochemical performance was analyzed. The initial capacity of LiMn 2 O 4 is higher in presence of MnSO 4 (140 mAh g -1 in 1 M ZnSO 4 / 2 M Li 2 SO 4 / 0.1 M MnSO 4 and 120 mAh g -1 in 1 M ZnSO 4 / 2 M Li 2 SO 4 ). The capacity increase can be explained by the electrodeposition of MnO x layer on the electrode surface. Structural characterization of postmortem electrodes with use of XRD and EDX analysis confirmed that partially formed in pure ZnSO 4 electrolyte Zn-containing phase leads to fast capacity fading which is probably related to blocked electroactive sites.","PeriodicalId":15542,"journal":{"name":"Journal of electrochemical science and technology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2022-04-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43204663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}