Preparation of LiFePO4 using iron(II) sulfate as product from titanium dioxide slag purification process and its electrochemical properties

• Published in: International journal of electrochemical science 2021-11, Vol.16 (11), p.211141, Article 211141
• Main Authors: Guo, Ju, Feng, Yulong, Mo, Xinliang, Liao, Gaojian
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: iron(II) sulfate; LiFePO4; titanium dioxide slag
• ISSN: 1452-3981; 1452-3981
• DOI: 10.20964/2021.11.09

To further reduce the production cost of LiFePO4 cathode material and promote the resource utilization of titanium dioxide slag solid waste, this paper chose titanium dioxide slag rich in iron(II) sulfate as raw material. After purification, it prepared LiFePO4 and studied the differences in composition, structure, morphology and electrochemical properties of LiFePO4 prepared from a commercially available battery-grade iron(II) sulfate as a comparison sample. The results showed that the purity of iron(II) sulfate in the purified titanium dioxide slag could reach 99.97% by using a composite precipitant formulated with ammonium bifluoride and reduced iron powder. LiFePO4 prepared from it has an olivine structure with a micron-sized short rod shape. The first charge/discharge specific capacities were 161.55 and 159.33 mAh/g at 0.1C multiplie respectively. The coulomb efficiency reached 98.63%. After 200 cycles of charge/discharge at 1C multiplier, the capacity retention was still 95.05%, which was similar to the electrochemical performance of LiFePO4 prepared from battery-grade iron(II) sulfate. The results of this paper indicate that the preparation of LiFePO4 from titanium dioxide slag purification has good prospects for industrial application and may become a new way to solve the problem of solid waste utilization of titanium dioxide slag.