Green Car Congress

MAY 3, 2022

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University, SINTEF in Norway and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, has developed a polymer membrane technology that removes carbon dioxide from mixed gases with both high permeability and high selectivity. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology ICT are working together with the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology KIT to develop a new cooling concept that will enable polymers to be used as EV electric motor housing materials, thereby reducing the weight of the motor and thus, the EV itself.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 6, 2022

New polymer materials under development at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could enable safer, more stable batteries needed for electric vehicles and grid energy storage. Polymers are promising electrolytes for solid-state lithium batteries for their low cost, flexibility and processibility, but performance needs to be improved.

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Polymer Batteries Battery Energy Storage 119

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APRIL 12, 2019

In a paper in the journal Nature Materials , the team presents a plasmonic metal–polymer hybrid nanomaterial concept, in which the polymer coating reduces the apparent activation energy for hydrogen transport into and out of the plasmonic nanoparticles, while deactivation resistance is provided via a tailored tandem polymer membrane.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Researchers at Georgia Tech have developed a promising new conversion-type cathode and electrolyte system that replaces expensive metals and traditional liquid electrolyte with lower cost transition metal fluorides and a solid polymer electrolyte. The Georgia Tech team sought to overcome those obstacles by using the solid polymer electrolyte.

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Polymer Georgia Conversion Batteries 230

CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 13, 2023

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have developed a conductive polymer coating — called HOS-PFM — that could enable longer lasting, more powerful lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles.

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Polymer Electric Vehicles Lithium Ion Batteries 98

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

The team’s paper, which details velocities of lithium ions moving through a polymer electrolyte, was published in the RSC journal Energy and Environmental Science. Their result is an extremely accurate figure representing the current carried by ions—the transport number. The principle is easy, but we had to measure accurately.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2018

Inspired by a variety of electrokinetic phenomena in porous media under an electric field that enable enhanced mass transport, such as electrokinetic surface conduction, electro-osmosis and electrophoresis, we developed a 3D polymeric porous sponge capable of providing Li-ion affinity and promoting electrokinetic phenomena.

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Polymer Li-ion Sodium Lead Acid 230

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have discovered how nanoscale polymer films limit future cost reductions in fuel cell electric vehicles. Researchers agree that polymer electrolyte films that are only tens of nanometers thick are in some way responsible. The results were reported in a paper in the ACS journal Langmuir.

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Polymer Commercial Fuel Transportation 150

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Researchers at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, led by Miguel Modestino, professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have developed a novel ion-conducting polymer (ionomer) that increases the power and lowers the cost of fuel cells. —Katzenberg et al.

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APRIL 15, 2012

A team of researchers from the US and China have developed novel polymer?graphene polymer with a stable skeleton and highly electroactive functional group can potentially be a high-power cathode candidate because its redox reaction intrinsically has faster kinetics than inorganic intercalation cathodes. Credit: ACS, Song et al.

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Li-ion Polymer Green Batteries 239

Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2012

Lithium polymer battery packs from Corvus Energy were recently installed in Europe’s first hybrid tugboat, the RotorTug RT Adriaan of KOTUG, an international maritime service provider headquartered in The Netherlands. The conversion features Corvus’ AT6500 48 volt lithium polymer battery packs. Corvus uses Dow Kokam cells.

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Polymer Mariner Hybrid Lead Acid 218

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The composite polymer-ceramic solid-state electrolyte enables a four-electron redox process in the lithium-air battery. A paper on their work is published in the journal Science. The four-electron reaction is enabled by a mixed ion–electron-conducting discharge product and its interface with air.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 15, 2016

Using particulate methane monooxygenase (pMMO), the researchers created a biocatalytic polymer material that converts methane to methanol. The enzymes retain up to 100% activity in the polymer construct. Remarkably, the enzymes retain up to 100 percent activity in the polymer. a) Schematic of PEG-pMMO hydrogel fabrication.

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Polymer Convert Conversion Gas 150

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AUGUST 1, 2011

to develop innovative polymers from Biofene, a renewable hydrocarbon building block made using Amyris’s technology. Under the agreement, Kuraray will use Biofene to replace petroleum-derived feedstock such as butadiene and isoprene in the production of specified classes of high-performing polymers. Amyris, Inc. Earlier post.).

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Polymer Renewable Diesel Supplies 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 31, 2020

Goodenough and Dr. Hadi Khani at The University of Texas at Austin aim to develop unique gel-polymer electrolyte for a lithium metal battery with the goal of providing higher energy density and better safety at a competitive cost. Current lithium-ion chemistry is not likely to overcome 800 Wh/L energy density.

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Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries Battery 291

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MAY 30, 2021

Researchers in the European AMAPOLA (A Marketable Polymer based Al-S battery) project are analyzing the combination of sulfur and aluminum in a battery; both elements are abundant in the earth’s crust.

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Polymer Batteries Battery Li-ion 321

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DECEMBER 5, 2021

Cit-e is a transport solution for private or public transport applications of the 1st and last mile focused on safety, performance and respect of the environment. Cit-e is equipped with LMP (Lithium Metal Polymer) batteries from Blue Solutions, the Bolloré Group's subsidiary specialized in batteries.

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Batteries Battery France Electric 501

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OCTOBER 17, 2020

They replaced the all-copper conductor, middle, with a layer of lightweight polymer coated in ultrathin copper (top right), and embedded fire retardant in the polymer layer to quench flames (bottom right). The copper would not only do its usual job of distributing current, but also protect the polymer and its fire retardant.

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Lithium Ion Polymer Batteries Battery 397

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

There will also be a shift in the polymer product portfolio to include higher levels of post-consumer recycled content. INEOS O&P UK operates the Olefins and Polymers petrochemical plants at Grangemouth. The Petroineos JV operates the Grangemouth Refinery.

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Hydrogen Polymer Ireland Carbon 369

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AUGUST 2, 2020

Lithium Ion Transport and Separation (LiTAS) is EnergyX’s proprietary technology that stems from metal organic frameworks (MOFs) nanoparticles capable of selectively separating monovalent ions, such as lithium, from the rest of the ions in mixtures of high salinity solutions while maintaining stability in a myriad of conditions.

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Polymer Lithium Ion Energy Storage Carbon 286

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

However, the implementation of newly developed solid-state electrolytes in lithium-ion batteries has revealed a major problem: high resistance forms at the interfaces, which prevent rapid ion transport between the electrodes and thus lead to a significant loss of performance. —Daniel Rettenwander. —Daniel Rettenwander.

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Batteries Battery Lithium Ion Polymer 259

Green Car Congress

MARCH 22, 2011

Researchers at Case Western University have developed catalysts made of carbon nanotubes dipped in a polymer solution that equal the energy output and otherwise outperform platinum catalysts in fuel cells. Credit: ACS, Wang et al. Click to enlarge. A paper on their work is published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.

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Polymer Carbon Fuel Hydrogen 270

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APRIL 30, 2022

Paris transport operator RATP has temporarily withdrawn Bolloré brand electric buses from operation after two separate bus fires. On Friday, 29 April, a fire broke out on a bus on line 71, towards the Bibliothèque François Mitterrand stop (Paris, 13 th arrondissement). The bus driver immediately evacuated the passengers.

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Polymer Electric Electrical France 397

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FEBRUARY 15, 2020

The researchers combined a copper electrocatalyst with an ionomer [polymers that conduct ions and water] assembly that intersperses sulfonate-lined paths for the H 2 O with fluorocarbon channels for the CO 2. Here, we present a catalyst:ionomer bulk heterojunction (CIBH) architecture that decouples gas, ion, and electron transport.

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CO2 Production Polymer Water 414

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AUGUST 3, 2019

Plant cell walls resist chemical or biological degradation, making the breakdown of lignocellulosic biomass into renewable chemical precursors for conversion into chemicals and transportation fuels challenging and costly. As a result, economically viable methods of transforming biomass into biofuels have yet to be realized.

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Conversion Transportation Fuel Water 191

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

At left, a traditional approach combines Si (blue spheres) with a polymer binder (light brown) plus carbon (dark brown spheres). At right, the new conductive polymer (purple) continues to bind tightly to the Si particles despite repeated swelling and shrinking. 1 in Si after 650 cycles without any conductive additive. —Gao Liu.

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Polymer Li-ion Lithium Ion Batteries 199

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2012

With the new BASF polymer, however, Ford is able to skip that painting step, thereby reducing cost and environmental impacts during production of the 2013 Ford Fusion. It takes roughly 18 gallons of diesel fuel for the transport truck for each trip. to Grand Rapids, Mich. and the painter in Grand Rapids is 128 miles.

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Fusion Polymer 2013 Ford 218

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Various industry sources have stated that radiators for Class 8 Trucks running with low-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (LT-PEM) technology are an enormous challenge. The program is funded by an Advanced Research Projects Agency–Energy (ARPA-E) OPEN award. We at Advent are committed to bringing HT-PEM technology to the market.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

The team, led by scientists from Harvard University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, employed a microfluidic assembly technique to produce microcapsules that contain liquid sorbents encased in highly permeable polymer shells. The polymer microcapsules are then heated to release absorbed CO 2 for subsequent collection.

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Polymer Carbon Universal Gas-Electric 150

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A research team from Brown University and the University of Maryland has developed a new solid ion-conductor that combines copper with cellulose nanofibrils—polymer tubes derived from wood. In fact, we found this ion conductor achieved a record high ionic conductivity among all solid polymer electrolytes.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Polymer 199

Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2019

The Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Consortium, or H-Mat , will focus on how hydrogen affects polymers and metals used in diverse sectors including fuel cell transportation and hydrogen infrastructure. Hydrogen demand is growing in transportation, where thousands of fuel cells are used in in forklifts and vehicles.

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Hydrogen Polymer Environment Energy Storage 247

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

A team of researchers at MIT and Pennsylvania State University, which has been working on a new layer-by-layer (LbL) method for producing novel kinds of membranes, has developed a new solid-state polymer electrolyte for use in electrochemical devices such as fuel cells and batteries using that method. Argun et al. Nathan Ashcraft, Marie K.

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Polymer Fuel MIT Batteries 186

Green Car Congress

JUNE 21, 2020

The development of high-power fuel cells could advance the electrification of the transportation sector, including marine and air transport. Liquid-fueled fuel cells are particularly attractive for such applications as they obviate the issue of fuel transportation and storage. DBFCs fulfilling these criteria provide a 2.4

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2021

As the heavy-duty transportation industry seeks greener alternatives to combustion engines, HT-PEM fuel cells promise a clean, efficient alternative. HT-PEM fuel cells have potential to revolutionize the heavy-duty transportation industry. —Rod Borup, Los Alamos program manager for Fuel Cells and Vehicle Technology.

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Fuel Hydrogen Water Polymer 468

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JANUARY 19, 2018

A team of researchers led by scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have designed an active polyelectrolyte binder (PEB) that actively regulates key ion transport processes within a lithium-sulfur battery, and have also shown how it functions on a molecular level. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 19, 2018

It is designed to be classified as non-flammable and non-hazardous for transport, allowing the product to be shipped easily and to comply with both current and future regulations. Specifically, Zap&Go is creating polymer-inorganic composite electrolytes in the form of membranes.

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