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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. The team is tuning this process so that it can be used to recycle any type of cathode materials used in lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. 2019) “Ambient?Pressure O 2 (0 Adv. Energy Mater.

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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. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.