Spinel LiMn 2 O 4 as a Capacitive Deionization Electrode Material with High Desalination Capacity: Experiment and Simulation

Yuxin Jiang, Ken Li, Sikpaam Issaka Alhassan, Yiyun Cao, Haoyu Deng, Shan Tan, Haiying Wang (), Chongjian Tang () and Liyuan Chai
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Yuxin Jiang: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Ken Li: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Sikpaam Issaka Alhassan: College of Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
Yiyun Cao: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Haoyu Deng: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Shan Tan: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Haiying Wang: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Chongjian Tang: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Liyuan Chai: School of Metallurgy and Environment, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 20, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: Capacitive deionization (CDI) is a newly developed desalination technology with low energy consumption and environmental friendliness. The surface area restricts the desalination capacities of traditional carbon-based CDI electrodes while battery materials emerge as CDI electrodes with high performances due to the larger electrochemical capacities, but suffer limited production of materials. LiMn 2 O 4 is a massively-produced lithium-ion battery material with a stable spinel structure and a high theoretical specific capacity of 148 mAh·g −1 , revealing a promising candidate for CDI electrode. Herein, we employed spinel LiMn 2 O 4 as the cathode and activated carbon as the anode in the CDI cell with an anion exchange membrane to limit the movement of cations, thus, the lithium ions released from LiMn 2 O 4 would attract the chloride ions and trigger the desalination process of the other side of the membrane. An ultrahigh deionization capacity of 159.49 mg·g −1 was obtained at 1.0 V with an initial salinity of 20 mM. The desalination capacity of the CDI cell at 1.0 V with 10 mM initial NaCl concentration was 91.04 mg·g −1 , higher than that of the system with only carbon electrodes with and without the ion exchange membrane (39.88 mg·g −1 and 7.84 mg·g −1 , respectively). In addition, the desalination results and mechanisms were further verified with the simulation of COMSOL Multiphysics.

Keywords: capacitive deionization; LiMn 2 O 4; lithium ion; desalination capacity; simulation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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