Issue 2, 2020

The feasibility of hollow echinus-like NiCo2O4 nanocrystals for hybrid capacitive deionization

Abstract

Hybrid capacitive deionization (HCDI) has emerged to address the shortcomings of CDI in high-salinity solutions. Cathodes for HCDI with active Faradaic reaction ability are desirable. In this work, we propose a facile method to prepare hollow echinus-like NiCo2O4 nanocrystals as high-performance cathodes for HCDI. It was determined that the specific surface area of NiCo2O4 is ∼70.74 m2 g−1 with the mean pore diameter of 20.72 nm. The electrochemical analysis demonstrated that NiCo2O4 possesses high specific capacity, remarkable capacitance retention and low impedance. As a cathode for HCDI, NiCo2O4 exhibited high salt removal capacity of 44.3 mg g−1 with charge efficiency of 98.7% at 1.2 V in an NaCl solution with initial conductivity of 1000 μS cm−1. This is attributed to the definite redox reaction between NiCo2O4 and sodium ions during the charge/discharge process. Moreover, the HCDI behavior of NiCo2O4 in various solutions containing K+, Na+ and Mg2+ was explored, illustrating that the ionic radius has priority in HCDI. Furthermore, the salt removal capacity of the NiCo2O4 electrode after 20 cycles was still ∼42.9 mg g−1, which was 97.5% of the initial value, proving its prominent regeneration.

Graphical abstract: The feasibility of hollow echinus-like NiCo2O4 nanocrystals for hybrid capacitive deionization

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Okt. 2019
Accepted
04 Dec. 2019
First published
05 Dec. 2019

Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020,6, 283-289

The feasibility of hollow echinus-like NiCo2O4 nanocrystals for hybrid capacitive deionization

Z. Liu, W. Xi and H. Li, Environ. Sci.: Water Res. Technol., 2020, 6, 283 DOI: 10.1039/C9EW00939F

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