@article{cc9336492ec04350a7f2addd978fc5c5,
title = "Enhancing the performance of motive power lead-acid batteries by high surface area carbon black additives",
abstract = "The effects of carbon black specific surface area and morphology were investigated by characterizing four different carbon black additives and then evaluating the effect of adding them to the negative electrode of valve-regulated lead-acid batteries for electric bikes. Low-temperature performance, larger current discharge performance, charge acceptance, cycle life and water loss of the batteries with carbon black were studied. The results show that the addition of high-performance carbon black to the negative plate of lead-acid batteries has an important effect on the cycle performance at 100% depth-of-discharge conditions and the cycle life is 86.9% longer than that of the control batteries. The excellent performance of the batteries can be attributed to the high surface area carbon black effectively inhibiting the sulfation of the negative plate surface and improving the charge acceptance of the batteries.",
keywords = "Carbon black, Cycle life, Electric bikes, Nano-structure, Valve-regulated lead-acid batteries",
author = "Hu, {Hai Yan} and Ning Xie and Chen Wang and Fan Wu and Ming Pan and Li, {Hua Fei} and Ping Wu and Wang, {Xiao Di} and Zheling Zeng and Shuguang Deng and Wu, {Marvin H.} and K. Vinodgopal and Dai, {Gui Ping}",
note = "Funding Information: Funding: This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51462022 and 51762032) and the Natural Science Foundation Major Project of Jiangxi Province of China (Grant 20152ACB20012) and NSF PREM (Award DMR 1523617). Funding Information: Acknowledgments: G.-P.D. acknowledges the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51462022 and 51762032) and the Natural Science Foundation Major Project of Jiangxi Province of China (Grant 20152ACB20012) for financial support of this research. K.V. and M.H.W. acknowledge the support of NSF PREM Award DMR 1523617. The assistance of Zhi-Qun Tian (HRTEM measurements) at Guangxi University and A.S. Kumbhar (SEM and HRTEM measurements), CHANL at UNC Chapel Hill, is also greatly appreciated. Funding Information: G.-P.D. acknowledges the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51462022 and 51762032) and the Natural Science Foundation Major Project of Jiangxi Province of China (Grant 20152ACB20012) for financial support of this research. K.V. and M.H.W. acknowledge the support of NSF PREM Award DMR 1523617. The assistance of Zhi-Qun Tian (HRTEM measurements) at Guangxi University and A.S. Kumbhar (SEM and HRTEM measurements), CHANL at UNC Chapel Hill, is also greatly appreciated This research was funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants 51462022 and 51762032) and the Natural Science Foundation Major Project of Jiangxi Province of China (Grant 20152ACB20012) and NSF PREM (Award DMR 1523617) Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2019 by the authors.",
year = "2019",
month = jan,
day = "7",
doi = "10.3390/app9010186",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "9",
journal = "Applied Sciences (Switzerland)",
issn = "2076-3417",
publisher = "Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)",
number = "1",
}