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High-performance tin anode for Li-ion batteries

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A team from Nanjing University in China, using a titanium nitride (TiN) nanotube array as the substrate, has synthesized a high-performance composite tin anode (TiN@Sn) for Li-ion batteries. After heat treatment at 800 ˚C in ammonia atmosphere, TiO 2 was converted to TiN. M ammonium fluoride, and 0.5 M phosphoric acid.

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ORNL-led team uses carbon material derived from tire waste to convert used cooking oil to biofuel

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Using a novel, reusable carbon material derived from old rubber tires, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)-led research team has developed a simple method to convert used cooking oil into biofuel. —Hood et al. The patent-pending, waste oil-to-biofuel conversion adds a new approach to waste tire recycling initiatives. Resources.

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SK Innovation expects to produce 500 GWh of batteries in 2030

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1 Terawatt is about 17 times larger than 60 GWh in May 2017 when the battery business was presented as the direction for innovation. Converted into monetary terms, it is close to 130 trillion won (US$115 billion). At the event, SK Innovation officially announced that its current battery order backlog is “1 Terawatt + ?”;

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French team finds light-driven algal enzyme that converts fatty acids to hydrocarbons

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In most cases, the researchers note, the effects of light on cell physiology are mediated by photoactive proteins, which include light-sensitive ion channels and pumps, photoreceptors, photosynthetic antenna proteins, and light-dependent enzymes. Because no homologs to known hydrocarbon-forming enzymes have been found in the genomes of C.

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A123: Increasing 48V battery power up to ~25 kW enables advanced mild hybrid capabilities with greater fuel savings

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Accessories that are typically powered via hydraulic power or the serpentine belt may be converted to electrical power. 2017) “Exploring the Opportunity Space For High-Power Li-Ion Batteries in Next-Generation 48V Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicles,” SAE Technical Paper 2017-01-1197 doi: 10.4271/2017- 01-1197.

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Georgia Tech team develops simple, low-cost process for oxide nanowires; superior separators for Li-ion batteries

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In a paper in the journal Science , the team reported the transformation of multimicrometer-sized particles of aluminum or magnesium alloys into alkoxide nanowires of tunable dimensions, which were converted into oxide nanowires upon heating in air. One of the attractive applications may be separator membranes for lithium-ion batteries.

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Nemaska Lithium delivers battery-grade lithium hydroxide to Johnson Matthey

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of lithium hydroxide to Johnson Matthey, a large and globally recognized cathode manufacturer for lithium-ion batteries. Nemaska Lithium is producing greater than 6% Li 2 O spodumene concentrate from a mine representative bulk sample taken from the eastern section of the proposed open pit at the Whabouchi Mine. Click to enlarge.

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