Reutilization of the expired tetracycline for lithium ion battery anode

Waste antibiotics into the natural environment are the large challenges to the environmental protection and the human health, and the unreasonable disposal of the expired antibiotics is a major pollution source. Herein, to achieve the innocent treatment and the resource recovery, the expired tetracy...

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Published in:The Science of the total environment 2018-07, Vol.630, p.495-501
Main Authors: Hou, Hongying, Dai, Zhipeng, Liu, Xianxi, Yao, Yuan, Liao, Qishu, Yu, Chengyi, Li, Dongdong
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anode
Cyclic utilization
Expired tetracycline
Lithium ion battery
Resource recovery
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Summary:Waste antibiotics into the natural environment are the large challenges to the environmental protection and the human health, and the unreasonable disposal of the expired antibiotics is a major pollution source. Herein, to achieve the innocent treatment and the resource recovery, the expired tetracycline was tried to be reutilized as the electrode active material in lithium ion battery (LIB) for the first time. The micro-structure and element component of the expired tetracycline were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). Furthermore, the corresponding electrochemical performances were also investigated by galvanostatic charge/discharge and cyclic voltammetry (CV). To be satisfactory, the expired-tetracycline-based electrode delivered the initial specific discharge capacity of 371.6mAh/g and the reversible specific capacity of 304.1mAh/g after 200cycles. The decent results will not only offer an effective strategy to recycle the expired tetracycline, but also shed a new light on the cyclic economy and the sustainable development. [Display omitted] •The expired tetracycline was reutilized as LIB anode for the first time.•The expired tetracycline anode delivered the satisfactory performances.•The potential Li-storage mechanism was also explored by CV and FTIR.•A new application of the expired tetracycline was launched.
ISSN:0048-9697
1879-1026
DOI:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.02.126