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UCSD researchers improve method to recycle and renew used cathodes from Li-ion batteries via eutectic molten salts

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Illustration of the process to restore lithium ions to degraded NMC cathodes using eutectic molten salts at ambient pressure. 2019) “Ambient?Pressure Zheng Chen, a professor of nanoengineering who is affiliated with the Sustainable Power and Energy Center at UC San Diego, led the project. O 2 (0 Adv. Energy Mater. 201900454.

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Estonian startup UP Catalyst secures €2.09M; sustainable carbon nanomaterials and graphite from CO2

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Although founded in 2019, the scientific research and development of UP Catalyst goes back to 2016, when relevant technologies to produce carbon nanomaterials and graphite sustainably were studied by the founders. UP Catalyst uses a molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation method to reprocess the CO 2.

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ARPA-E announces $12M for five projects in nuclear materials science; first OPEN+ cohort

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ARPA-E plans to announce a total of nine OPEN+ cohorts throughout late 2018 and early 2019. Accelerated Materials Design for Molten Salt Technologies Using Innovative High-Throughput Methods, University of Wisconsin-Madison, $1,861,820.

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Novel Li-metal electrode design could lead to more powerful solid-state batteries

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The researchers used a high-temperature surface treatment with molten salt to produce a protective surface layer on particles of manganese- and lithium-rich metal-oxide, so the amount of oxygen loss is drastically reduced. 2019) “Gradient Li-rich oxide cathode particles immunized against oxygen release by a molten salt treatment.”

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Thermal Energy Storage Is No Longer Just Hot Air

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The startup Kyoto Group , based in the Netherlands, is targeting this industrial use of heat with their thermal storage system, which stores energy in the form of molten salt. Their system can take electricity or heat as input and releases hot air or steam in the range of 170 to 400 degrees Celsius as output.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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DOE received more than 160 applications for 2019 TCF funding, with project teams engaging more than 90 different partners across multiple diverse disciplines. Teams must receive a 50% match of non-federal funds from private partners to receive a TCF award. Louisville, Colo.