The present disclosure relates to a sodium ion battery cathode material, and a preparation method and application therefor. The method for preparing a sodium ion battery cathode material of the present disclosure includes the following steps: (A) grinding a mixture of sodium borohydride and ferric manganese hydroxide to obtain first slurry, and performing spray drying and calcination on the first slurry to obtain a first calcinated material; and (B) grinding a mixture of the first calcinated material, a carbon source, a vanadium source, sodium bicarbonate, and water to obtain second slurry, and performing spray drying, calcination, crushing, sieving, and iron removal on the second slurry to obtain a sodium ion battery cathode material. The method is simple in step and low in cost, and the prepared sodium ion battery cathode material has the characteristics of being good in conductivity, high in capacity, high in energy density, etc.

The present disclosure provides a sodium battery cathode electrode material, which has a chemical formula as follows: xNaMBO.sub.3.Math.yNa.sub.2Ti.sub.3O.sub.7.Math.zNa.sub.3V.sub.2(BO.sub.3).sub.3/C, wherein the mole number ratio of x to y to z is 0.94-0.96:0.02-0.03:0.02-0.03; M is Fe and Mn, and the mole number ratio of Fe to Mn is 8-9:1-2; and the mass fraction of carbon in the sodium battery cathode electrode material is 1.2% to 1.5%. The sodium battery cathode electrode material provided by the present disclosure is high in capacity, high in voltage platform, stable in structure and high in cycle performance, and the preparation method is simple, low in cost and short in process flow.

The present invention relates to a mixed oxide containing a) a mixed-substituted lithium manganese spinel in which some of the manganese lattice sites are occupied by lithium ions and b) a boron-oxygen compound.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to a process for its preparation and the use of the mixed oxide as electrode material for lithium ion batteries.

A mixed oxide containing a) a mixed-substituted lithium manganese spinel in which some of the manganese lattice sites are occupied by lithium ions and b) a boron-oxygen compound. Furthermore, a process for its preparation and the use of the mixed oxide as electrode material for lithium ion batteries.

The present invention relates to a process A process for modifying a layered double hydroxide (LDH), the process comprising, a. providing a material comprising a layered double hydroxide of formula: [M.sup.z+.sub.1-xM.sup.y+.sub.x(OH).sub.2].sup.q+(X.sup.n).sub.q/n.bH.sub.2O wherein M and M are metal cations, z is 1 or 2, x is 0.1 to 1, b is 0 to 5, y is 3 or 4, X is an anion, n is 1 to 3 and q is determined by x, y and z, b. optionally washing the material at least once with a mixture of water and a mixing solvent miscible with water, and c. washing the material obtained in step a or b at least once with at least one first solvent, the first solvent being miscible with water and having a solvent polarity P

A negative electrode active material for a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one example of an embodiment comprises composite particles (30) that include a lithium aluminate phase (31) and a silicon phase (32) dispersed in the lithium aluminate phase (31). The lithium aluminate phase (31) contains boron, and the ratio (MAI/MB) of the aluminum percentage content (MAI) and the boron percentage content (NIB) with respect to the total amount of the elements other than oxygen constituting the lithium aluminate phase (31) and the silicon phase (32) is 1.0-30.0, inclusive.

A lead-based alloy containing alloying additions of bismuth, antimony, arsenic, and tin is used for the production of doped leady oxides, lead-acid battery active materials, lead-acid battery electrodes, and lead-acid batteries.

A lead-based alloy containing alloying additions of bismuth, antimony, arsenic, and tin is used for the production of doped leady oxides, lead-acid battery active materials, lead-acid battery electrodes, and lead-acid batteries.

Methods of using sorbents to enhance the production of hydrogen from fuel, and related systems, are generally described. In some embodiments, the production of hydrogen from the fuel involves a reforming reaction and/or a gasification reaction combined with a water-gas shift reaction.

A particulate nanocomposite material comprising, as determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD): an orthorhombic CaB.sub.2O.sub.4 crystalline phase; a triclinic MnMgB.sub.2O.sub.5 crystalline phase; and, a Ca.sub.3B.sub.2O.sub.6 crystalline phase. The particulate nanocomposite material has, based on the total number of atoms in the nanocomposite material: an atomic concentration of carbon (C) of from about 0.1 to about 5 atom %; an atomic concentration of calcium (Ca) of from about 5 to about 15 atom %; an atomic concentration of boron (B) of from about 1 to about 10 atom %; an atomic concentration of manganese (Mn) of from about 5 to about 15 atom %; and, an atomic concentration of magnesium (Mg) of from about 5 to about 15 atom %. The particulate nanocomposite material has utility in immobilizing inorganic contaminants disposed in an aqueous medium and in degrading organic pollutants disposed in an aqueous medium.