Recycling and Reuse of Mn-Based Spinel Electrode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Procedure
2.1. Plasma Treatment of Used LIBs
2.2. Characterizations
2.3. Electrode Preparation and Electrochemical Characterizations
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Thapa, A.K.; Nouduri, A.C.; Mohiuddin, M.; Reddy Kannapu, H.P.; Bai, L.; Wang, H.; Sunkara, M.K. Recycling and Reuse of Mn-Based Spinel Electrode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energies 2024, 17, 3996. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163996
Thapa AK, Nouduri AC, Mohiuddin M, Reddy Kannapu HP, Bai L, Wang H, Sunkara MK. Recycling and Reuse of Mn-Based Spinel Electrode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries. Energies. 2024; 17(16):3996. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163996
Chicago/Turabian StyleThapa, Arjun K., Abhinav C. Nouduri, Mohammed Mohiuddin, Hari Prasad Reddy Kannapu, Lihui Bai, Hui Wang, and Mahendra K. Sunkara. 2024. "Recycling and Reuse of Mn-Based Spinel Electrode from Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries" Energies 17, no. 16: 3996. https://doi.org/10.3390/en17163996