The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) is crucial for environmental protection and resource sustainability.However,the economic recovery of spent LIBs remains challenging due to low Li recovery efficiency ...The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) is crucial for environmental protection and resource sustainability.However,the economic recovery of spent LIBs remains challenging due to low Li recovery efficiency and the need for multiple separation operations.Here,we propose a process involving mixed HCl-H_(2)SO_(4) leaching-spray pyrolysis for recycling spent ternary LIBs,achieving both selective Li recovery and the preparation of a ternary oxide precursor.Specifically,the process transforms spent ternary cathode(LiNi_(x)Co_yMn_(2)O_(2),NCM) powder into Li_(2)SO_(4) solution and ternary oxide,which can be directly used for synthesizing battery-grade Li_(2)CO_(3) and NCM cathode,respectively.Notably,SO_(4)^(2-) selectively precipitates with Li^(+) to form thermostable Li_(2)SO_(4) during the spray pyrolysis,which substantially improves the Li recovery efficiency by inhibiting Li evaporation and intercalation.Besides,SO_(2) emissions are avoided by controlling the molar ratio of Li^(+)/SO_(4)^(2-)(≥2:1),The mechanism of the preferential formation of Li_(2)SO_(4) is interpreted from its reverse solubility variation with temperature.During the recycling of spent NCM811,92% of Li is selectively recovered,and the regenerated NCM811 exhibits excellent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 81.7% after 300 cycles at 1 C.This work offers a simple and robust process for the recycling of spent NCM cathodes.展开更多
As the bioelectrochemical system, the microbial fuel cell （MFC） and the microbial electrolysis cell （MEC） were developed to selectively recover Cu^2＋ and Ni^2＋ ions from wastewater. The wastewater was treated in...As the bioelectrochemical system, the microbial fuel cell （MFC） and the microbial electrolysis cell （MEC） were developed to selectively recover Cu^2＋ and Ni^2＋ ions from wastewater. The wastewater was treated in the cathode chambers of the system, in which Cu^2＋ and Ni^2＋ ions were removed by using the MFC and the MEC, respectively. At an initial Cu^2＋ concentration of 500 mg· L^-1, removal efficiencies of Cu^2＋ increased from 97.0%±1.8% to 99.0%±0.3% with the initial Ni^2＋ concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg· L^-1, and maximum power densities increased from 3.1±0.5 to 5.4±0.6W.m-3. The Ni^2＋ removal mass in the MEC increased from 6.84-0.2 to 20.54-1.5 mg with the increase of Ni^2＋ concentrations. At an initial Ni^2＋ concentration of 500 mg· L^-1, Cu^2＋ removal etticiencies decreased from 99.1%±0.3% to 74.2%±3.8% with the initial Cu^2＋ concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg -L1, and maximum power densities increased from 3.0±0.1 to 6.3±1.2W.m^-3. Subsequently, the Ni^2＋ removal efficiencies decreased from 96.9%-4-3.1% to 73.3%4-5.4%. The results clearly demonstrated the feasibility of selective recovery of Cu2~ and Ni2~ from the wastewater using the bioelectrochemical system.展开更多
The mitigation of environmental and energy crises could be advanced by reclaiming platinum group precious metals(PGMs) from decommissioned air purification catalysts. However, the complexity of catalyst composition an...The mitigation of environmental and energy crises could be advanced by reclaiming platinum group precious metals(PGMs) from decommissioned air purification catalysts. However, the complexity of catalyst composition and the high chemical inertness of PGMs significantly impede this process. Consequently,recovering PGMs from used industrial catalysts is crucial and challenging. This study delves into an environmentally friendly approach to selectively recover PGMs from commercial air purifiers using photocatalytic redox technology. Our investigation focuses on devising a comprehensive strategy for treating three-way catalysts employed in automotive exhaust treatment. By meticulously pretreating and modifying reaction conditions, we achieved noteworthy results, completely dissolving and separating rhodium(Rh), palladium(Pd), and platinum(Pt) within a 12-h time frame. Importantly, the solubility selectivity persists despite the remarkably similar physicochemical properties of Rh, Pd, and Pt. To bolster the environmental sustainability of our method, we harness sunlight as the energy source to activate the photocatalysts, facilitating the complete dissolution of precious metals under natural light irradiation. This ecofriendly recovery approach demonstrated on commercial air purifiers, exhibits promise for broader application to a diverse range of deactivated air purification catalysts, potentially enabling implementation on a large scale.展开更多
Spent lithium-ion battery recycling has attracted significant attention because of its importance in regard to the environment and resource importance.Traditional hydrometallurgical methods usually leach all valuable ...Spent lithium-ion battery recycling has attracted significant attention because of its importance in regard to the environment and resource importance.Traditional hydrometallurgical methods usually leach all valuable metals and subsequently extract target meals to prepare corresponding materials.However,Li recovery in these processes requires lengthy operational procedures,and the recovery efficiency is low.In this research,we demonstrate a method to selectively recover lithium before the leaching of other elements by introducing a hydrothermal treatment.Approximately 90%of Li is leached from high-Ni layered oxide cathode powders,while consuming a nearly stoichiometric amount of hydrogen ions.With this selective recovery of Li,the transition metals remain as solid residue hydroxides or oxides.Furthermore,the extraction of Li is found to be highly dependent on the content of transition metals in the cathode materials.A high leaching selectivity of Li(>98%)and nearly 95%leaching efficiency of Li can be reached with LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2).In this case,both the energy and material consumption during the proposed Li recovery is significantly decreased compared to traditional methods;furthermore,the proposed method makes full use of H+to leach Li+.This research is expected to provide new understanding for selectively recovering metal from secondary resources.展开更多
The adsorption behavior of CO_2, CH_4 and their mixtures in bituminous coal was investigated in this study. First, a bituminous coal model was built through molecular dynamic(MD) simulations, and it was confirmed to b...The adsorption behavior of CO_2, CH_4 and their mixtures in bituminous coal was investigated in this study. First, a bituminous coal model was built through molecular dynamic(MD) simulations, and it was confirmed to be reasonable by comparing the simulated results with the experimental data. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo(GCMC)simulations were then carried out to investigate the single and binary component adsorption of CO_2 and CH_4with the built bituminous coal model. For the single component adsorption, the isosteric heat of CO_2 adsorption is greater than that of CH_4 adsorption. CO_2 also exhibits stronger electrostatic interactions with the heteroatom groups in the bituminous coal model compared with CH_4, which can account for the larger adsorption capacity of CO_2 in the bituminous coal model. In the case of binary adsorption of CO_2 and CH_4mixtures, CO_2 exhibits the preferential adsorption compared with CH_4 under the studied conditions. The adsorption selectivity of CO_2 exhibited obvious change with increasing pressure. At lower pressure, the adsorption selectivity of CO_2 shows a rapid decrease with increasing the temperature, whereas it becomes insensitive to temperature at higher pressure. Additionally, the adsorption selectivity of CO_2 decreases gradually with the increase of the bulk CO_2 mole fraction and the depth of CO_2 injection site.展开更多
Free gold and gold wrapped in sulfides are considered as the object of gold floatation. However,floatation of free gold exhibits more variables in practice.In this study, improving gold recovery of a Pb-Zn sulfide ore...Free gold and gold wrapped in sulfides are considered as the object of gold floatation. However,floatation of free gold exhibits more variables in practice.In this study, improving gold recovery of a Pb-Zn sulfide ore from Yunnan Province, China, was investigated. The results show that free gold and auriferous sulfides account for 94.99 % of total gold. Without adding organic acid in floatation, only 82 % recovery of gold could be obtained.Gold recovery in Au/Pb concentrates increases by 9.29 %with oxalate added and by 7.35 % with citric acid added,respectively, while performances of lead and arsenic nearly keep a constant. A possible reason is that free gold is of wonderful selectivity against pyrite with organic activators.A new method to enhance gold recovery is proposed.展开更多
Surgical accuracy has greatly improved with the advent of microsurgical techniques. However, complete functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury has not been achieved to date. The mechanisms hindering accurate ...Surgical accuracy has greatly improved with the advent of microsurgical techniques. However, complete functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury has not been achieved to date. The mechanisms hindering accurate regeneration of damaged axons after peripheral nerve injury are in urgent need of exploration. The present study was designed to explore the mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration after different types of injury. Femoral nerves of rats were injured by crushing or freezing. At 2, 3, 6, and 12 weeks after injury, axons were retrogradely labeled using 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate（Dil） and True Blue, and motor and sensory axons that had regenerated at the site of injury were counted. The number and percentage of Dil-labeled neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord increased over time. No significant differences were found in the number of labeled neurons between the freeze and crush injury groups at any time point. Our results confirmed that the accuracy of peripheral nerve regeneration increased with time, after both crush and freeze injury, and indicated that axonal regeneration accuracy was still satisfactory after freezing, despite the prolonged damage.展开更多
High pressure roll grinding（HPRG）and ball milling were compared to investigate the influence of mechanical activation on the acid leaching dephosphorization of a high-phosphorus iron ore concentrate,which was manufa...High pressure roll grinding（HPRG）and ball milling were compared to investigate the influence of mechanical activation on the acid leaching dephosphorization of a high-phosphorus iron ore concentrate,which was manufactured through magnetizing roasting-magnetic separation of high-phosphorus oolitic iron ores.The results indicated that when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates containing 54.92 mass% iron and 0.76 mass% phosphorus were directly processed through acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 55.74mass%iron and 0.33mass%phosphorus with an iron recovery of 84.64%and dephosphorization of 63.79% were obtained.When high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by ball milling were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing56.03mass%iron and 0.21mass% phosphorus with an iron recovery of 85.65% and dephosphorization of 77.49%were obtained.Meanwhile,when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by HPRG were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 58.02mass%iron and 0.10mass% phosphorus were obtained,with the iron recovery reaching 88.42% and the dephosphorization rate reaching 88.99%.Mechanistic studies demonstrated that ball milling can reduce the particle size,demonstrating aprominent reunion phenomenon.In contrast,HPRG pretreatment contributes to the formation of more cracks within the particles and selective dissociation of iron and P bearing minerals,which can provide the favorable kinetic conditions to accelerate the solid-liquid reaction rate.As such,the crystal structure is destroyed and the surface energy of mineral particles is strengthened by mechanical activation,further strengthening the dephosphorization.展开更多
基金Fund of University of South China (201RGC013 and 200XQD052)。
文摘The recycling of spent lithium-ion batteries(LIBs) is crucial for environmental protection and resource sustainability.However,the economic recovery of spent LIBs remains challenging due to low Li recovery efficiency and the need for multiple separation operations.Here,we propose a process involving mixed HCl-H_(2)SO_(4) leaching-spray pyrolysis for recycling spent ternary LIBs,achieving both selective Li recovery and the preparation of a ternary oxide precursor.Specifically,the process transforms spent ternary cathode(LiNi_(x)Co_yMn_(2)O_(2),NCM) powder into Li_(2)SO_(4) solution and ternary oxide,which can be directly used for synthesizing battery-grade Li_(2)CO_(3) and NCM cathode,respectively.Notably,SO_(4)^(2-) selectively precipitates with Li^(+) to form thermostable Li_(2)SO_(4) during the spray pyrolysis,which substantially improves the Li recovery efficiency by inhibiting Li evaporation and intercalation.Besides,SO_(2) emissions are avoided by controlling the molar ratio of Li^(+)/SO_(4)^(2-)(≥2:1),The mechanism of the preferential formation of Li_(2)SO_(4) is interpreted from its reverse solubility variation with temperature.During the recycling of spent NCM811,92% of Li is selectively recovered,and the regenerated NCM811 exhibits excellent cycling stability with a capacity retention of 81.7% after 300 cycles at 1 C.This work offers a simple and robust process for the recycling of spent NCM cathodes.
基金This work was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Grant Nos. 51039007, 51179212, and 51278500）, the program of Guangzhou Science ＆ Technology Department （No. 2012J4300115）, and the research fund program of Guangdong provincial key laboratory of environmental pollution control and remediation technology （No. 2013K0002） the research fund program of key laboratory of water and air pollution control of Guangdong Province （No. GD2012A01）.
文摘As the bioelectrochemical system, the microbial fuel cell （MFC） and the microbial electrolysis cell （MEC） were developed to selectively recover Cu^2＋ and Ni^2＋ ions from wastewater. The wastewater was treated in the cathode chambers of the system, in which Cu^2＋ and Ni^2＋ ions were removed by using the MFC and the MEC, respectively. At an initial Cu^2＋ concentration of 500 mg· L^-1, removal efficiencies of Cu^2＋ increased from 97.0%±1.8% to 99.0%±0.3% with the initial Ni^2＋ concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg· L^-1, and maximum power densities increased from 3.1±0.5 to 5.4±0.6W.m-3. The Ni^2＋ removal mass in the MEC increased from 6.84-0.2 to 20.54-1.5 mg with the increase of Ni^2＋ concentrations. At an initial Ni^2＋ concentration of 500 mg· L^-1, Cu^2＋ removal etticiencies decreased from 99.1%±0.3% to 74.2%±3.8% with the initial Cu^2＋ concentrations from 250 to 1000 mg -L1, and maximum power densities increased from 3.0±0.1 to 6.3±1.2W.m^-3. Subsequently, the Ni^2＋ removal efficiencies decreased from 96.9%-4-3.1% to 73.3%4-5.4%. The results clearly demonstrated the feasibility of selective recovery of Cu2~ and Ni2~ from the wastewater using the bioelectrochemical system.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2020YFA0211004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22176128 and 22236005)+7 种基金the Innovation Program of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (2023ZKZD50)Program of Shanghai Academic Research Leader (21XD1422800)Shanghai Government (22dz1205400 and 23520711100)Chinese Education Ministry Key Laboratory and International Joint Laboratory on Resource ChemistryShanghai Eastern Scholar Programthe “111 Innovation and Talent Recruitment Base on Photochemical and Energy Materials” (D18020)Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Green Energy Chemical Engineering (18DZ2254200)Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis。
文摘The mitigation of environmental and energy crises could be advanced by reclaiming platinum group precious metals(PGMs) from decommissioned air purification catalysts. However, the complexity of catalyst composition and the high chemical inertness of PGMs significantly impede this process. Consequently,recovering PGMs from used industrial catalysts is crucial and challenging. This study delves into an environmentally friendly approach to selectively recover PGMs from commercial air purifiers using photocatalytic redox technology. Our investigation focuses on devising a comprehensive strategy for treating three-way catalysts employed in automotive exhaust treatment. By meticulously pretreating and modifying reaction conditions, we achieved noteworthy results, completely dissolving and separating rhodium(Rh), palladium(Pd), and platinum(Pt) within a 12-h time frame. Importantly, the solubility selectivity persists despite the remarkably similar physicochemical properties of Rh, Pd, and Pt. To bolster the environmental sustainability of our method, we harness sunlight as the energy source to activate the photocatalysts, facilitating the complete dissolution of precious metals under natural light irradiation. This ecofriendly recovery approach demonstrated on commercial air purifiers, exhibits promise for broader application to a diverse range of deactivated air purification catalysts, potentially enabling implementation on a large scale.
基金the great help on thermodynamics calculation using HSC 6.0 software and the financial support on this research from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2017YFB0403300/2017YFB0403305)the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.51874269 and 51934006,and 1000 Talents Program of China(Z.S.)+1 种基金the Innovation Academy for Green Manufacture,Chinese Academy of Sciences(IAGM-2019-A15)the Key Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(ZDRW_CN_2020-1).
文摘Spent lithium-ion battery recycling has attracted significant attention because of its importance in regard to the environment and resource importance.Traditional hydrometallurgical methods usually leach all valuable metals and subsequently extract target meals to prepare corresponding materials.However,Li recovery in these processes requires lengthy operational procedures,and the recovery efficiency is low.In this research,we demonstrate a method to selectively recover lithium before the leaching of other elements by introducing a hydrothermal treatment.Approximately 90%of Li is leached from high-Ni layered oxide cathode powders,while consuming a nearly stoichiometric amount of hydrogen ions.With this selective recovery of Li,the transition metals remain as solid residue hydroxides or oxides.Furthermore,the extraction of Li is found to be highly dependent on the content of transition metals in the cathode materials.A high leaching selectivity of Li(>98%)and nearly 95%leaching efficiency of Li can be reached with LiNi_(0.8)Co_(0.1)Mn_(0.1)O_(2).In this case,both the energy and material consumption during the proposed Li recovery is significantly decreased compared to traditional methods;furthermore,the proposed method makes full use of H+to leach Li+.This research is expected to provide new understanding for selectively recovering metal from secondary resources.
基金Supported by the CNPC Huabei Oilfield Science and Technology Development Project(HBYT-CYY-2014-JS-378,HBYT-CYY-2015-JS-47)
文摘The adsorption behavior of CO_2, CH_4 and their mixtures in bituminous coal was investigated in this study. First, a bituminous coal model was built through molecular dynamic(MD) simulations, and it was confirmed to be reasonable by comparing the simulated results with the experimental data. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo(GCMC)simulations were then carried out to investigate the single and binary component adsorption of CO_2 and CH_4with the built bituminous coal model. For the single component adsorption, the isosteric heat of CO_2 adsorption is greater than that of CH_4 adsorption. CO_2 also exhibits stronger electrostatic interactions with the heteroatom groups in the bituminous coal model compared with CH_4, which can account for the larger adsorption capacity of CO_2 in the bituminous coal model. In the case of binary adsorption of CO_2 and CH_4mixtures, CO_2 exhibits the preferential adsorption compared with CH_4 under the studied conditions. The adsorption selectivity of CO_2 exhibited obvious change with increasing pressure. At lower pressure, the adsorption selectivity of CO_2 shows a rapid decrease with increasing the temperature, whereas it becomes insensitive to temperature at higher pressure. Additionally, the adsorption selectivity of CO_2 decreases gradually with the increase of the bulk CO_2 mole fraction and the depth of CO_2 injection site.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51374247)
文摘Free gold and gold wrapped in sulfides are considered as the object of gold floatation. However,floatation of free gold exhibits more variables in practice.In this study, improving gold recovery of a Pb-Zn sulfide ore from Yunnan Province, China, was investigated. The results show that free gold and auriferous sulfides account for 94.99 % of total gold. Without adding organic acid in floatation, only 82 % recovery of gold could be obtained.Gold recovery in Au/Pb concentrates increases by 9.29 %with oxalate added and by 7.35 % with citric acid added,respectively, while performances of lead and arsenic nearly keep a constant. A possible reason is that free gold is of wonderful selectivity against pyrite with organic activators.A new method to enhance gold recovery is proposed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81360194a grant from the National Basic Research Program of China,No.2014CB542200
文摘Surgical accuracy has greatly improved with the advent of microsurgical techniques. However, complete functional recovery after peripheral nerve injury has not been achieved to date. The mechanisms hindering accurate regeneration of damaged axons after peripheral nerve injury are in urgent need of exploration. The present study was designed to explore the mechanisms of peripheral nerve regeneration after different types of injury. Femoral nerves of rats were injured by crushing or freezing. At 2, 3, 6, and 12 weeks after injury, axons were retrogradely labeled using 1,1′-dioctadecyl-3,3,3′,3′-tetramethylindocarbocyanine perchlorate（Dil） and True Blue, and motor and sensory axons that had regenerated at the site of injury were counted. The number and percentage of Dil-labeled neurons in the anterior horn of the spinal cord increased over time. No significant differences were found in the number of labeled neurons between the freeze and crush injury groups at any time point. Our results confirmed that the accuracy of peripheral nerve regeneration increased with time, after both crush and freeze injury, and indicated that axonal regeneration accuracy was still satisfactory after freezing, despite the prolonged damage.
基金Item Sponsored by National Torch Program Project of China(2011GH561685)
文摘High pressure roll grinding（HPRG）and ball milling were compared to investigate the influence of mechanical activation on the acid leaching dephosphorization of a high-phosphorus iron ore concentrate,which was manufactured through magnetizing roasting-magnetic separation of high-phosphorus oolitic iron ores.The results indicated that when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates containing 54.92 mass% iron and 0.76 mass% phosphorus were directly processed through acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 55.74mass%iron and 0.33mass%phosphorus with an iron recovery of 84.64%and dephosphorization of 63.79% were obtained.When high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by ball milling were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing56.03mass%iron and 0.21mass% phosphorus with an iron recovery of 85.65% and dephosphorization of 77.49%were obtained.Meanwhile,when high-phosphorus iron ore concentrates activated by HPRG were processed by acid leaching,iron ore concentrates containing 58.02mass%iron and 0.10mass% phosphorus were obtained,with the iron recovery reaching 88.42% and the dephosphorization rate reaching 88.99%.Mechanistic studies demonstrated that ball milling can reduce the particle size,demonstrating aprominent reunion phenomenon.In contrast,HPRG pretreatment contributes to the formation of more cracks within the particles and selective dissociation of iron and P bearing minerals,which can provide the favorable kinetic conditions to accelerate the solid-liquid reaction rate.As such,the crystal structure is destroyed and the surface energy of mineral particles is strengthened by mechanical activation,further strengthening the dephosphorization.
