Abstract:
Disclosed are an electrochemical catalyst capable of lowering the overpotential of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during a water splitting reaction in spite of using inexpensive metals (specifically, base metals) instead of conventional noble metal catalysts in the complex water-splitting reactions that require high overpotential, and a water splitting system using the same.
Abstract:
In a method for recovering active metals of a lithium secondary battery according to an embodiment, a cathode active material mixture is collected from the cathode of the lithium secondary battery, the cathode active material mixture is reduced by a reducing reaction to prepare a preliminary precursor mixture, an aqueous lithium precursor solution is formed from the preliminary precursor mixture, and an aluminum-containing material is removed from the aqueous lithium precursor solution with an aluminum removing resin.
Abstract:
Provided are an electrolyte for a sodium secondary battery and a sodium secondary battery using the same. More particularly, the sodium secondary battery includes an anode containing sodium, a cathode containing a transition metal, and a sodium ion conductive solid electrolyte provided between the anode and the cathode, wherein the cathode is impregnated in an electrolyte containing a molten sodium salt and an electrolyte additive, the electrolyte additive including an inorganic sodium salt.
Abstract:
A method of manufacturing a cathode active material for a lithium secondary battery according to embodiments of the present invention includes performing a first heat treatment on a first mixture of a transition metal precursor and a lithium precursor at a first calcination temperature to obtain a preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle; and performing a second heat treatment on a second mixture obtained by adding the lithium precursor to the preliminary lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle at a second calcination temperature which is lower than the first calcination temperature to form a lithium-transition metal composite oxide particle.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an electrochemical catalyst capable of lowering the overpotential of the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during a water splitting reaction even with a very small amount of noble metal in the complicated water splitting reaction that requires high overpotential, and a water splitting system using the same.
Abstract:
In a method for recovering an active metal of a lithium secondary battery, a sulfuric acid solution is added to a lithium metal composite oxide so as to prepare a sulfated active material solution. A transition metal is extracted from the sulfated active material solution. A lithium precursor is recovered by adding a lithium extracting agent to the solution remaining after the transition metal has been extracted from the sulfated active material solution. In the method, the amount of impurities is reduced, and sulfuric acid and the neutralizing agent can be recycled so that a high-yield lithium precursor recovery is enabled.
Abstract:
Disclosed are an electrochemical hybrid catalyst that has a configuration in which two species of single atomic metals, that is, nickel (Ni) and iron (Fe), each bonded to (coordinated with) nitrogen in a nitrogen-doped carbon nanostructure, are adjacent to each other and are indirectly linked via nitrogen to form a catalyst site or an active site and thus exhibits high carbon monoxide selectivity and current density at a low overpotential during reduction reaction for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and a carbon dioxide conversion system using the same.
Abstract:
An electrochemical hybrid catalyst has a structure in which a nitrogen-doped carbon nanostructure (N—C) composite is loaded or decorated with two single atom transition metals indirectly linked adjacent to each other, and thus exhibits high carbon monoxide selectivity and current density at a low overpotential during reduction reaction for converting carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide, and a carbon dioxide conversion system uses the same.
Abstract:
Provided is a current collector including a laminate in which a conductive substrate and an insulator are laminated, wherein the insulator is a porous insulator formed with an open pore channel penetrating through the insulator. The current collector may be used as a current collector for an electrode of a secondary battery and stably maintain capacity of the secondary battery at the time of repeating charge and discharge cycles.