PVC Coated Lignin/silica Composites Derived from Biomass Rice Husks as a High Performance Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries

Abstract Lignin, as the second most abundant natural polymer, has not been fully utilized in the industrial field due to the complex structure and functional groups. In this paper, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) coated lignin‐silica composites (PLS) with excellent cycling performance are prepared from rice husk and PVC through the method of alkali extraction and acid precipitation and mechanical mixing process. Due to the existence of functional groups on the surface of lignin, it can be closely combined with PVC to form a stable structure. The first discharge specific capacity and Coulombic efficiency of PLS is 1436 mA h g −1 and 56 %, respectively, and the reversible capacity is 720 mA h g −1 after 200 cycles at 0.1 A g −1 , showing a stable cycling performance. This work promotes the application of lignin in the SiO 2 /C anode material of lithium ion battery, and confirms the stable combination between PVC and organic carbon.