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Preparation, Characterization and Electrochemical Performance in H2SO4 Electrolyte of PbSO4/AC |
GAO Yunfang* SONG Yunlong WANG Yanping REN Donglei XU Xin LI Fei |
(College of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014) |
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GAO Yunfang, SONG Yunlong, WANG Yanping, REN Donglei, XU Xin, LI Fei. Preparation, Characterization and Electrochemical Performance in H2SO4 Electrolyte of PbSO4/AC. Chinese Journal of Materials Research, 2013, 27(5): 539-543.
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Abstract PbSO4/activated carbon composite (PbSO4/AC) was prepared by the processes of adsorption of Pb2+ and deposition of PbSO4 on the surface of activated carbon. The composite was characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS). The results showed that PbSO4 crystals (about 200 nm) uniformly dispersed on the surface of the activated carbon particles and the content (mass fraction) of lead element in the sample was 26.43%. The electrochemical measurements in H2SO4 aqueous solution showed that PbSO4/AC possessed high over-potential of hydrogen evolution, high electrical conductivity and could provided a certain degree of oxidation-reduction current. Moreover, the loss of non-faradic specific capacitance was small. The ultra-battery was fabricated in which the negative plate was prepared by adding 5% PbSO4/AC (related to leady oxide) to the negative paste. Initially, the battery was discharged to 60%SOC and then subjected to the test of cycling performance at high rate. The cycle life of the ultra-battery was 3-4 times higher than that of traditional lead-acid battery.
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