Metalits EVO 1 Team

Amy Reza Andrea & Pambayun Indria N

A-SLag : From Iron Slag Into Battery Anode

We always need energy to support our daily activies. But, several form of energy can’t
be used directly from the source. It must be stored on storage energy device first and then supply
into several devices like lamps, laptop, and television. The mostly known energy storage device
is battery. Battery can store energy for several capacity for several times. But, the limitation is
the ability of conductivity on battery can be decreased after several cycles. It happened on anode
because of the volume change on battery when it charge and discharge. It often happen on Li-Ion
battery.
The author in this idea, offer a solution to substitute the anode material with Iron
Oxide(FeO)/ Carbon Nano Layer. We choose FeO because it shows an ability on energy storage
by change it structures from reversibility of FeO phase into Fe nanocrystals on charge and
discharge reactions. By modificate the size of structure into ultrafine size and amorphous state of
FeO, it shows there is no declining on stability of anode when it charge and discharge for several
cycles. So it will make the battery more durable and exhibit high conductivity.
Our idea take place on the beneficiation of iron waste after processing. The source of
materials that we used are from ilmenite(FeTiO3) extraction. We get FeTiO3 from Cilacap,
Central Java, Indonesia. FeTiO3 are separated into FeO and TiO2 using hydrometallurgy process
using several reagents as following reaction:
FeTiO3 TiO2 + FeO
Then, we can process FeO to form nanostructure using hydrothermal process. The utilization of
iron slag to produce battery anode can give added value into waste. So, our idea tackle two big
issues that are environmental threat because of waste from iron processing and energy storage
problem in anode.

Materials Engineering Department

Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology
Surabaya