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Researchers Develop Higher Performance Li-Ion Electrode Materials Using Ultracentrifugal Processing

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Researchers at the Naoi Laboratory at the Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology have used an in situ sol-gel process induced by ultra-centrifugal mechanical agitation to add an active material inside carbon for use as electrode materials in lithium-ion batteries to improve performance. Resources. Ishimoto, and K.

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Altair Nanotechnologies Pursuing ARRA Funding for Grid Modernization

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Of this amount, nearly 10 million tons of coal and 18 billion cubic feet of natural gas are used to effectively manage the stability of the US electricity grid—a process that produces more than 39 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions. So far these have been combined with positive electrodes from common lithium ion batteries.

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Update on Select Argonne Lab Activity with HEV and PHEV Li-ion Batteries

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A Mn-spinel cathode/carbon anode system has calendar life issues during cycling and again at high temperatures. While other researchers have looked at stabilizing the spinel, Amine said, Argonne looked at replacing the carbon with a lithium titanate material. Ni 0.175 Co 0.10 Mn 0.525 ]O 1.95 F 0.05 (ANLCC).

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