Recycling Microplastics to Fabricate Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries: From Removal of Environmental Troubles via Electrocoagulation to Useful Resources.

ABSTRACT: Electrocoagulation is an evolving technology for the abatement of a broad range of pollutants in wastewater owing to its flexibility, easy setup, and eco-friendly nature. Here, environment-friendly strategies for the separation, retreatment, and utilization of microplastics via electrocoagulation are investigated. The findings show that the flocs generated by forming Fe₃ O₄ on the surface of polyethylene (PE) particles are easily separated using a magnetic force with high efficiency of 98.4%. In the photodegradation of the obtained flocs, it is confirmed that Fe₃ O₄ shall be removed for the efficient generation of free radicals, leading to the highly efficient photolysis of PE. The removed Fe₃ O₄ can be recycled into iron-ox

SUBMITTER: Lee J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10015874 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature