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Startup Blue Current seeking to commercialize non-flammable fluorinated electrolytes for Li-ion batteries

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Conventional alkyl carbonate electrolytes used in lithium-ion batteries are flammable, and incidents of fires have been reported, usually due to thermal runaway. A slow discharge means, for example, that acceleration would be compromised when stepping on the pedal in an electric car. Dominica H. Wong, Jacob L.

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