Abstract
We studied the electrochemical characteristics of tin dioxide (SnO2) recovered from waste catalyst material which had been previously used in a polymer synthesis reaction. In order to improve the electrochemical performance of the SnO2 anode electrode, we synthesized a nanocomposite of recovered SnO2 and commercial iron oxide (Fe2O3) (weight ratio 95:5) using a solid state method. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) analyses revealed an additional iron oxide phase within a porous nanocomposite architecture. The electrochemical characterizations were based on galvanostatic charge–discharge (CD) curves, cyclic voltammetry (CV), and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). In the first discharge, the capacity of the SnO2–Fe2O3 nanocomposite was 1700 mAh g−1, but was reduced to about 1200 mAh g−1 in the second discharge. Thereafter, a discharge capacity of about 1000 mAh g−1was maintained up to the 20th cycle. The SnO2–Fe2O3 nanocomposite showed better reversible capacities and rate capabilities than either the recovered SnO2 or commercial Fe2O3 nanoparticle samples.
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This work has been partially funded by the Ulsan Green Environment Center (UGEC), Korea.
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Ryu, DJ., Jung, HW., Lee, SH. et al. The application of catalyst-recovered SnO2 as an anode material for lithium secondary batteries. Environ Sci Pollut Res 23, 15015–15022 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-016-6640-2
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