Cellulose-based material in lithium-sulfur batteries: A review

Zhijia Zhang; Zhihuang Fang; Yinyu Xiang; Dan Liu; Zhizhong Xie; Deyu Qu; Meiling Sun; Haolin Tang; Junsheng Li

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117469

Cellulose-based material in lithium-sulfur batteries: A review

Carbohydr Polym. 2021 Mar 1:255:117469. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117469. Epub 2020 Dec 7.

Authors

Zhijia Zhang¹, Zhihuang Fang¹, Yinyu Xiang², Dan Liu¹, Zhizhong Xie³, Deyu Qu³, Meiling Sun⁴, Haolin Tang⁵, Junsheng Li⁶

Affiliations

¹ Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan 528200, PR China; School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
² Department of Advanced Production Engineering, Engineering and Technology Institute Groningen, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, the Netherlands.
³ School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China.
⁴ School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China. Electronic address: meiling.sun@whut.edu.cn.
⁵ Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan 528200, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China. Electronic address: thln@whut.edu.cn.
⁶ Foshan Xianhu Laboratory of the Advanced Energy Science and Technology Guangdong Laboratory, Xianhu Hydrogen Valley, Foshan 528200, PR China; School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Life Sciences, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, PR China. Electronic address: li_j@whut.edu.cn.

PMID: 33436237
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.117469

Abstract

Lithium-sulfur (Li-S) battery is considered to be a promising energy storage system due to its high energy density and low cost. However, the commercialization of Li-S battery is hindered by several problems such as the insulating nature of active materials, notorious "shuttle effect" and damage of lithium dendrites. Cellulose-based materials have attracted widespread attention in the development of Li-S battery on account of their environmentally friendly nature, unique network structure, and possibility for chemical functionalization. This review summarizes the application of cellulose-based materials in Li-S batteries mainly as either the separator, the carbon material for binder assisted modification of separator or as carbon hosts for sulfur cathode and discusses the challenges that utilization of the cellulose-based materials could potentially encountered in Li-S battery. Perspectives regarding the future development of cellulose-based materials for Li-S battery are also discussed.

Keywords: Cellulose; Energy storage; Li-S battery; Nanocellulose.

Publication types

Review