Applied Chemical Engineering

The morphology and characterization of nanostructured α-PbO prepared from spent lead acid battery negative plate

Samiha Redaoui

Laboratory of inorganic materials, Departement of chemistry,Faculty of science, University of M’sila, University pole, Road Bourdj Bou Arreiridj, Msila 28000-Algeria

Achour Dakhouche

Laboratory of inorganic materials, Departement of chemistry,Faculty of science, University of M’sila, University pole, Road Bourdj Bou Arreiridj, Msila 28000-Algeria

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/ace.v8i2.5620

Keywords: lead; nanostructured PbO; Lead acid battery; lead oxides, waste recycling

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Abstract

The increase in global energy consumption is paralleled by an increase in the waste generated from it, especially those related to used batteries which constitute a source of contamination of the environment and a great attaint for the human health. Therefore, it has become more necessary to work on recycling batteries to revalue their active materials and to preserve the environment. The aim of this work was the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured PbO obtained from spent lead acid batteries negative plate. The negative plates of used battery are made up of large amounts of PbSO4 and smaller amounts of Pb. The PbSO₄ was desulfated with (NH₄)₂CO₃ to obtain PbCO₃ which is then calcined in air at different temperatures.in this work we are interested in studying the effect of temperature on the nature and the morphology of the products of the calcination process. The results show that at a 450°c we obtain α-PbO, at 500°c β-PbO, after these temperature we get a mixture of lead oxides α-PbO, β-PbO, and minium Pb₃O₄. α-PbO granules have sizes around 26 nm with a mesoporous materials and BET surface area was equal to about 4 m²/g.

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