Rechargeable magnesium battery (rMB) has received increased attention as a promising alternative to current Li-ion technology. However, the lack of appropriate cathode that provides high-energy density and good sustainability greatly hinders the development of practical rMBs. To date, the successful Mg2+-intercalation was only achieved in only a few cathode hosts, one of which is manganese diox...

The energy storage behaviors of MnO2 for aqueous Zn-MnO2 batteries mainly depend on the Zn2+/H+ intercalation but are limited by poor ion/electron migration dynamics and stability. Herein, a strategy is proposed that promoting proton kinetics ameliorates H+ activity introducing Ni2+ into ?-MnO2 (Ni-MnO2). can lower diffusion barrier selectively induce ion intercalation, thereby alleviating elec...

Three-dimensional (3D) urchin-like MnO2@poly (sodium 4-styrene sulfonate) (PSS)/poly (diallyl dimethylammonium chloride) (PDDA)/PSS particles were prepared via the layer-by-layer (LBL) assembly of polyelectrolytes for extraction Zn2+ from alkaline media. The adsorption performance on MnO2, MnO2@PSS/PDDA/PSS, and MnO2@(PSS/PDDA)3/PSS was investigated in batch experiments. MnO2@PSS/PDDA/PSS has b...

The anode electrode material is a crucial factor for the overall performance of a microbial fuel cell (MFC). In this study, a plain carbon paper modified with the CNT/MnO2 nanocomposite was used as the anode for the MFC and a mixed culture inoculum was used as the biocatalyst. The modified anode showed better electrochemical performance than that of plain carbon paper, and Brunauer Emmett Telle...

Methyl iodide is a well-known volatile halogenated organic compound that contributes to the iodine content in the troposphere, potentially resulting in damage to the ozone layer. Most methyl iodide sources derive from biological activity in oceans and soils with very few abiotic mechanisms proposed in the literature. In this study we report that synthetic manganese oxide (birnessite δ-MnO2) can...

[1] We disagree that the comparison of the smallvolume MnO2 coprecipitation method and the MnO2 cartridge method of Hung et al. [2008] is adequate. This is because at least some of the small-volume Th data used for their comparison relied on an early protocol of the smallvolume method that did not include a recovery correction. Thus results are potentially biased. New data from the South China ...

Ultra-compressible electrodes with high electrochemical performance, reversible compressibility and extreme durability are in high demand in compression-tolerant energy storage devices. Herein, an ultra-compressible ternary composite was synthesized by successively electrodepositing poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) and MnO2 into the superelastic graphene aerogel (SEGA). In SEGA/PEDOT/Mn...

The PANI/Mesoporous MnO2 composites were prepared through a simple one step method and we introduced the KI-H2SO4 solution as the electrolyte of PANI/MnO2 composites creatively. The characterization of structure, morphology, and composition are obtained by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermal gravity analysis, Raman spectra, and scanning electron microscope. The e...