Sustainable Protein-Based Binder for Lithium-Sulfur Cathodes Processed by a Solvent-Free Dry-Coating Method
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Abstract
In the market for next-generation energy storage, lithium-sulfur (Li−S) technology is one of the most promising candidates due to its high theoretical specific energy and cost-efficient ubiquitous active materials. In this study, this cell system was combined with a cost-efficient sustainable solvent-free electrode dry-coating process (DRYtraec®). So far, this process has been only feasible with polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)-based binders. To increase the sustainability of electrode processing and to decrease the undesired fluorine content of Li−S batteries, a renewable, biodegradable, and fluorine-free polypeptide was employed as a binder for solvent-free electrode manufacturing. The yielded sulfur/carbon dry-film cathodes were electrochemically evaluated under lean electrolyte conditions at coin and pouch cell level, using the state-of-the-art 1,2-dimethoxyethane/1,3-dioxolane electrolyte (DME/DOL) as well as the sparingly polysulfide-solvating electrolytes hexylmethylether (HME)/DOL and tetramethylene sulfone/1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-2,2,3,3-tetrafluoropropyl ether (TMS/TTE). These results demonstrated that the PTFE binder can be replaced by the biodegradable sericin as the cycle stability and performance of the cathodes was retained.
Details
Original language | English |
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Article number | e202201320 |
Journal | ChemSusChem |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 22 |
Publication status | Published - 22 Nov 2022 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
External IDs
WOS | 000870546800001 |
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Mendeley | b5882fd1-772b-34f0-8b67-9c63bde0e492 |
Keywords
Sustainable Development Goals
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Keywords
- electrochemistry, energy storage, lithium-sulfur battery, solvent-free processing, sustainable binder