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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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Researchers at the University of California San Diego have improved their recycling process that regenerates degraded cathodes from spent lithium-ion batteries. Illustration of the process to restore lithium ions to degraded NMC cathodes using eutectic molten salts at ambient pressure. 2019) “Ambient?Pressure O 2 (0 Adv.

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

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The group is joined by a non-financial investor UniTartu Ventures, an investment company of the University of Tartu, which transfers the IP rights for equity. UP Catalyst uses a molten salt carbon capture and electrochemical transformation method to reprocess the CO 2. separation of products and collection.

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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. The OPEN+ advanced nuclear projects are: Additive Manufacturing of Spacer Grids for Nuclear Reactors, Carnegie Mellon University, $1,000,000. The team will pack hundreds to thousands of ion beamlets on silicon wafers.

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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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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. Purdue University, West Lafayette, Ind. Teams must receive a 50% match of non-federal funds from private partners to receive a TCF award. Pipersville, Pa. New York, N.Y.