Sustainable production of graphene oxide and zinc oxide nanoparticles from spent Zn-C batteries
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Date
2025
Authors
Stanković, Sonja
Nedelkovski, Vladan
Radovanović, Milan
Đorđievski, Stefan
Medić, Dragana
Milić, Snežana
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University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor
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Proceedings - XVI International Mineral Processing and Recycling Conference, IMPRC, 28 – 30 May 2025, Belgrade, Serbia
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Abstract
Zinc-carbon (Zn-C) batteries are the primary cells [1] used in numerous portable electronic devices worldwide due to their low cost, good durability and simple production technology [2,3]. The Zn-C battery contains graphite as the cathode, a mixture of manganese dioxide and carbon moistured with NH4Cl/KCl as the electrolyte and a zinc container as the anode [4]. Since spent Zn-C batteries cannot be recharged and their proper storage is very expensive, spent Zn-C batteries are usually disposed of directly in landfills [5]. The improper disposal of Zn-C batteries in the environment not only leads to waste of Zn, Mn and C resources [6], but also to environmental pollution [3,7]. Recently, numerous research teams have focused their attention on recycling Zn-C batteries as an optimal solution to reduce the amount of waste, protect natural resources, the environment and human health [1,3-5,8].
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Recycling, Zn-C batteries, Zinc oxide, Graphene oxide
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10.5937/IMPRC25537S
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978-86-6305-158-4
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CC-BY-NC-ND