Researchers identify new class of non-flammable electrolytes for Li-ion batteries
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FEBRUARY 11, 2014
Commercial Lithium-ion batteries usually contain an electrolyte that is dissolved in flammable organic solvents; damage to the battery from a variety of causes can result in fire, sometimes with catastrophic effect. —Dominica Wong, lead author. Most polymers don’t mix with salts, but this one did—and it was nonflammable.
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