Palaniyandy, NithyadharseniRambau, Khavharendwe MAMusyoka, Nicholas MRen, Jianwei2021-03-072021-03-072020-04Palaniyandy, N., Rambau, K.M., Musyoka, N.M. & Ren, J. 2020. A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries. <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(8).</i> http://hdl.handle.net/10204/118410013-46511945-7111http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11841Due to its three-dimensional tunnel structure, the spinel LiMn2O4 (LMO) cathode material is highly favourable for the migration of lithium ions. Thus, LMO has been used as a commercial cathode material for the electronic devices such as mobile phones and electric vehicles, owing to its special characteristics of low-cost, eco-friendly and non-toxic. However, the scarcity of lithium resources makes the system expensive. On the other hand, the tremendous and increasing usage of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) has undoubtedly generated a significant amount of spent LIBs, resulting in resource waste and environmental pollution. Therefore, in this work, we report on the recycling process of LMO from the spent LIBs and mainly devote to re-examine the electrochemical performances of the regenerated LMO cathode material, for the first time. It is noticed that, the renovated spinel LMO exhibits a better cycling stability up to 500 cycles, with the discharge capacity of 56 mAh g-1 and retained almost 100% of its initial capacity cycled at 1.0 C.FulltextenLithium-ion batteriesCathode materialsArticlePalaniyandy, N., Rambau, K. M., Musyoka, N. M., & Ren, J. (2020). A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries. <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(8)</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11841Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni, Khavharendwe MA Rambau, Nicholas M Musyoka, and Jianwei Ren "A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries." <i>Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(8)</i> (2020) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11841Palaniyandy N, Rambau KM, Musyoka NM, Ren J. A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(8). 2020; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11841.TY - Article AU - Palaniyandy, Nithyadharseni AU - Rambau, Khavharendwe MA AU - Musyoka, Nicholas M AU - Ren, Jianwei AB - Due to its three-dimensional tunnel structure, the spinel LiMn2O4 (LMO) cathode material is highly favourable for the migration of lithium ions. Thus, LMO has been used as a commercial cathode material for the electronic devices such as mobile phones and electric vehicles, owing to its special characteristics of low-cost, eco-friendly and non-toxic. However, the scarcity of lithium resources makes the system expensive. On the other hand, the tremendous and increasing usage of lithium ion batteries (LIBs) has undoubtedly generated a significant amount of spent LIBs, resulting in resource waste and environmental pollution. Therefore, in this work, we report on the recycling process of LMO from the spent LIBs and mainly devote to re-examine the electrochemical performances of the regenerated LMO cathode material, for the first time. It is noticed that, the renovated spinel LMO exhibits a better cycling stability up to 500 cycles, with the discharge capacity of 56 mAh g-1 and retained almost 100% of its initial capacity cycled at 1.0 C. DA - 2020-04 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR J1 - Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 167(8) KW - Lithium-ion batteries KW - Cathode materials LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2020 SM - 0013-4651 SM - 1945-7111 T1 - A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries TI - A facile segregation process and restoration of LiMn2O4 cathode material from spent lithium-ion batteries UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11841 ER -24324