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...

Batteries and supercapacitors as electrochemical energy storage and conversion devices are continuously serving for human life. The electrochemical performance of batteries and supercapacitors depends in large part on the active materials in electrodes. As an important family, Mn-based oxides have shown versatile applications in primary batteries, secondary batteries, metal-air batteries, and p...

Carbon nanotube (CNT)-based electrodes in flexible supercapacitors have received significant attention recent years. fiber fabrics (CNT-FF) emerged as promising materials due to their high surface area, excellent conductivity, and mechanical strength. Researchers attempted improve the energy density rate performance of CNT-FF supercapacitor through various strategies, such functionalization wit...

Metal nanoparticles have been extensively used in industry as well as in biomedical application. In this work, we have evaluated the toxic potential of manganese dioxide (MnO2) nanoparticles (MNPs) on human neuronal (SH-SY5Y) cells. Cellular toxicity due to MNPs (0, 10, 30, and 60 μg/ml) on the SH-SY5Y cell was observed by 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) and n...

[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 ...