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Experimental study on combustion behavior of mixed carbonate solvents and separator used in lithium-ion batteries

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In this article, the combustion characteristics of different carbonate mixed solvents are considered by means of cone calorimeter. The coexistence system is composed of ternary carbonate mixed solvent and 1-g 2325 separator. Then, the comparison between coexistence systems and corresponding solvent mixtures is conducted. Experimental findings reveal that the combustion hazard of solvent mixtures is dominated by the component which is more volatile. The 2325 separator is not completely combusted when added to the ternary mixed solvent. The effects of 2325 separator on combustion of four ternary carbonate mixed solvents are different. It can be sure that the hazard posed by the addition of 2325 separator is all increased. More details about these variations have been analyzed.

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Abbreviations

\(\Delta h_{\text{c,eff}}\) :

Effective heat of combustion (kJ g−1)

∆Hvap :

Heat of vaporization

m I :

Initial mass (g)

m A :

Ash mass (g)

\(\dot{q}\) :

Heat release rate (kW)

Q t :

Total heat released (kJ)

t :

Time (s)

T :

Temperature (K)

Ρ :

Density (g cm−3)

DEC:

Diethyl carbonate

DMC:

Dimethyl carbonate

EC:

Ethylene carbonate

EMC:

Ethyl methyl carbonate

FP:

Flash point

HRR:

Heat release rate

ISO:

International Organization for Standardization

LIB:

Lithium-ion battery

LiPF6 :

Lithium hexafluorophosphate

MLR:

Mass loss rate

THR:

Total heat released

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This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC0808600) and Programs of Senior Talent Foundation of Jiangsu University (17JDG036).

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Mei, J., Liu, H. & Chen, M. Experimental study on combustion behavior of mixed carbonate solvents and separator used in lithium-ion batteries. J Therm Anal Calorim 139, 1255–1264 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10973-019-08502-3

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