Mn3O4@C micro-flakes modified Ti/TiH2/β-PbO2 anode for accelerating oxygen evolution reaction in zinc electrowinning

s Ti-based PbO 2 electrodes must currently address the high overpotential and low corrosiveness of the anodic oxygen evolution reaction (OER) during zinc electrowinning. In this study, a composite electrode composed of Ti/TiH 2 /β-PbO 2 − Mn 3 O 4 @C (0.6 g L –1 ) was fabricated using Ti/TiH 2 generated by electrochemical reduction of Ti/TiO 2 prepared by laser ablation as an intermediate layer, co-deposited β-PbO 2 , and Mn 3 O 4 @C micro-flakes prepared by high-temperature pyrolysis-oxidation as the active layer. In a zinc electrowinning test solution (50 g L –1 ZnSO 4 mixed with 150 g L –1 H 2 SO 4 ), the oxygen evolution and corrosion behavior of the obtained Ti/TiH 2 /β-PbO 2 − Mn 3 O 4 @C composite anodes were systematically investigated. Ti/TiH 2 /β-PbO 2 − Mn 3 O 4 @C (0.6 g L –1 ) exhibited a low overpotential of 493 mV, a low Tafel slope of 73.6 mV dec −1 , a low i corr of 2.320 × 10 −5  A cm −2 and voltage stability of 1.65 V vs. RHE for up to 72 h in stability tests, with an overall performance outperformed most of the reported Ti-based PbO 2 electrode materials. The outstanding catalytic activity is primarily attributable to the low resistance and porous interlayer of TiH 2 nanosheets, which speeds up the rate of electron transfer. The addition of Mn 3 O 4 @C micro-flakes to the active layer enhances the composite electrode's OER performance and corrosion resistance.