LAPSE:2025.0246v1
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LAPSE:2025.0246v1
Modelling of the Co-precipitation of Ni-Mn-Co Hydroxides
June 27, 2025
Abstract
A simple mathematical model of the co-precipitation of Ni-Mn-Co hydroxides is developed and applied to investigate the effect of pH, initial concentration of ammonia in the solution, concentration of the ammonia feed, nucleation rate constant and exponent, growth rate constant and growth exponent over the model output. The model is shown to produce a correct representation of the precipitation variables, and the general trends obtained for different sets of parameters are found in agreement with results presented elsewhere. A sensitivity analysis is carried out and the sensitivity indices are calculated. It is found that pH, initial concentration of ammonia and growth rate constant are the input parameters with the most relevant effect over the model input.
A simple mathematical model of the co-precipitation of Ni-Mn-Co hydroxides is developed and applied to investigate the effect of pH, initial concentration of ammonia in the solution, concentration of the ammonia feed, nucleation rate constant and exponent, growth rate constant and growth exponent over the model output. The model is shown to produce a correct representation of the precipitation variables, and the general trends obtained for different sets of parameters are found in agreement with results presented elsewhere. A sensitivity analysis is carried out and the sensitivity indices are calculated. It is found that pH, initial concentration of ammonia and growth rate constant are the input parameters with the most relevant effect over the model input.
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Aspen Custom Modeler, Cathode precursor, Co-precipitation modeling, Ni-Mn-Co hydroxide
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Resendiz-Mora EG, Brown SF. Modelling of the Co-precipitation of Ni-Mn-Co Hydroxides. Systems and Control Transactions 4:589-594 (2025) https://doi.org/10.69997/sct.111575
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Resendiz-Mora EG: University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Brown SF: University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Brown SF: University of Sheffield, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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Systems and Control Transactions
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4
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589
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594
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2025
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2025-07-01
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PII: 0589-0594-1536-SCT-4-2025, Publication Type: Journal Article
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