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MARCH 26, 2023

Exceptionally high selectivity for lithium over other ions present in the brine (including sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and boron), meeting specifications for subsequent direct production of battery-grade lithium hydroxide monohydrate, without the need to first produce lithium carbonate. g/L) and Ca (7.2 m3 per day.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2021

The project consists in extracting brine from the salar and processing it into lithium carbonate. Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate. To further concentrate the metal obtained, two successive processes are then conducted: nanofiltration and reverse osmosis.

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MARCH 5, 2023

Anodic half-cells with the novel binder delivered a discharge capacity of 73 mAh/g at 10 C, which is three times higher than the those of the polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and sodium carboxymethyl cellulose/polystyrene-polybutadiene rubber (CMC-SBR) counterparts, with a high capacity retention for more than 1000 cycles. —Pradhan et al.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The circulating seawater in the open-cathode system results in a continuous supply of sodium ions, endowing the system with superior cycling stability that allows the application of various alternative anodes to sodium metal by compensating for irreversible charge losses. an alloying material), in full sodium-ion configuration.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2015

The approach, described in a paper in the journal Nature Communications , could be an important advance in carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). They have significant performance advantages over the carbon-absorbing materials used in current CCS technology. carbon dioxide uptake and release over repeated cycles.

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MAY 6, 2020

139 million after-tax net present value (NPV) using an 8% discount and 53% after-tax internal rate of return (IRR), representing a payback period of only 1.8 Sodium Treatment. A new external building is also contemplated to house an expanded SX circuit and sodium management infrastructure. Tailings Capacity, Phase 1. 56 million.

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APRIL 1, 2011

John Goodenough, are proposing a strategy for high-capacity next-generation alkali (lithium or sodium)-ion batteries using water-soluble redox couples as the cathode. The present sodium-sulfur battery operates above 300 °C. A = lithium or sodium (Li or Na), M represents a metal and 1 ≤ n < z. —Lu et al.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Scheme of the new full sodium-ion battery, which combines an intercalation cathode and a conversion anode. Mn 0.25 ]O 2 layered cathode (NFM), and NaClO 4 in fluoroethylene carbonate and ethyl methanesulfonate electrolyte. For the anode, they selected carbon-modified iron oxide (C-Fe 3 O 4 ) conversion material. Mn 0.25 ]O 2.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2012

Researchers at Isfahan University of Technology (Iran) report the efficient production of cellulosic ethanol from rice straw using a new sodium carbonate pretreatment method. Rice straw was treated with sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 )prior to enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. and 1 M sodium carbonate solution.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Fraunhofer says that Lithium-sulfur batteries are the most promising choice for future energy storage systems, with novel materials such as nanostructured carbon/sulfur composite cathodes, solid electrolytes and alloy-based anodes expected to enhance significantly the cell’s performance.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Hemicellulose, a natural polymer found in plant cell walls, presents myriad opportunities ranging from power generation to biofuels such as ethanol, as well as the production of natural sugar-based value-added products. Canada-based Cascades Inc., million from the Québec Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs.

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OCTOBER 20, 2018

By using renewable electricity, the initial unit will enable a carbon saving of up to 350,000 tons of CO 2 per year, equivalent to the emissions of more than 40,000 households. The recently presented Dutch Climate Law sets a CO 2 reduction target of 49% by 2030 compared to 1990. A final investment decision is expected in 2021.

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MARCH 9, 2011

Carbon-neutral liquid fuel. As long as the energy for the process is renewably generated, PARC notes, the overall process is carbon-neutral. The technique uses a solvent such as sodium or potassium hydroxides, converted by reacting with CO 2 to aqueous carbonates or bicarbonates. Electrodes. Resources.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

Researchers in South Korea have demonstrated new type of room-temperature and high-energy density sodium rechargeable battery using a sulfur dioxide (SO 2 )-based inorganic molten complex catholyte that serves as both a Na + -conducting medium and cathode material (i.e. catholyte). —Jeong et al. mA cm −2 ). mA cm −2 ).

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MARCH 23, 2015

Purdue researchers have developed a process to manufacture carbon-nanoparticle and microsheet anodes for Li-ion batteries from polystyrene and starch-based packing peanuts, respectively. These carbonaceous electrodes could also be used for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries.

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Charged EVs

APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out. The whole batteries go in, so the plastics get burned, the carbon gets burned, there’s a lot of emissions.

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JANUARY 30, 2012

A team from Stanford University and Ruhr-Universität Bochum have demonstrated the novel concept of a “desalination battery” that uses an electrical energy input to extract sodium and chloride ions from seawater and to generate fresh water. Wh l –1 ), the most efficient technique presently available. Click to enlarge.

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MAY 1, 2013

Researchers at the University of Wyoming Carbon Management Institute (CMI) discovered a major new lithium resource near Rock Springs during a geological carbon dioxide storage site characterization project sponsored by the US Department of Energy. Presently, the US imports more than 80% of the lithium used domestically.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

A variety of cations, including Na + , K + , NH 4 + , Mg 2 + , and Al 3 + , can also be intercalated electrochemically, offering capacitance in excess of 300 farads per cubic centimeter (much higher than that of porous carbons). This capacity is significantly higher than what is currently possible with porous carbon electrodes.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

On a planet aspiring to become carbon neutral, the once-stalwart coal power plant is an emerging anachronism. Department of Energy (DOE) released a report suggesting that, in theory, over 300 former and present coal power plants could be converted to nuclear. coal plants are planned to shutter by 2035. On 13 September, the U.S.

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MAY 14, 2010

Although direct chemical reactions between water and certain metals—alkali metals including lithium, sodium and others—can produce a large amount of hydrogen in a short time, these reactions are too intense to be controlled. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.).

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MARCH 30, 2016

From an environmental and cost advantage, the Ballard report also concluded: Zenyatta graphite provides a clean carbon option for fuel cell components (i.e. The deposit has no surface expression as it is overlain by muskeg, glacial till and Paleozoic carbonate rocks of the James Bay Lowlands. treatment using sodium hydroxide.

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APRIL 1, 2024

The economic benefits of recycling Li-ion batteries are clear, but at present, only a small percentage of them are recycled. Pyrometallurgy, which traditionally doesn’t recover carbon or lithium, seems likely to be phased out. The whole batteries go in, so the plastics get burned, the carbon gets burned, there’s a lot of emissions.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Biodiesel is produced from vegetable oils or animal fats via a transesterification reaction with a short chain alcohol and a basic catalyst such as sodium or potassium methoxide. Regardless of the specifics of a given conventional transesterification process, the researchers note, in all cases, glycerol is collected as a byproduct. . …

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JUNE 19, 2010

Nuclear generating capacity worldwide is presently 370 gigawatts electrical (GWe), providing 14% of global electricity. Nuclear energy is one of the key low-carbon energy technologies that can contribute, alongside energy efficiency, renewable energies and carbon capture and storage, to the decarbonization of electricity supply by 2050.

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JULY 21, 2010

ljungdahlii can be used as a unique microbial production platform based on synthesis gas and carbon dioxide/hydrogen mixtures. Unlike other organisms such as Moorella thermoacetica or Acetobacterium woodii, neither cytochromes nor sodium ions are involved in energy generation. Sequencing the complete genome of C. Köpke et al.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Short-term transients, including those related to wind and solar sources, present challenges to the electrical grid. To maximize the benefit of the open structure, the researchers needed to use ions that fit; hydrated potassium ions proved to be a much better fit compared with other hydrated ions such as sodium and lithium.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2014

We call this form of crystalline order ‘interlaced crystals’ and present the example of hexagonal ?CuInS For example, if you put a pair of carbon atoms at each point (forming two FCC sub-lattices), you get diamond. Interlacing is possible in multi-cation tetrahedrally bonded compound with an average of two electrons per bond.

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JANUARY 9, 2013

Over the years, extensive efforts have been devoted to addressing the first two problems, by encapsulating sulphur particles with conducting materials, including porous carbon, graphene oxide and conductive polymers, in an attempt to improve their electronic conductivity and limit polysulphide dissolution. Click to enlarge. V versus Li + /Li.

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OCTOBER 16, 2022

containing both cathode and anode properties in the same body—for sodium-sulfur (Na-S) batteries by adopting a metal-organic framework (MOF) to incorporate single Yttrium atoms in a nitrogen-doped rhombododecahedron carbon host (Y SAs/NC). Researchers in China have designed a high-performance Janus electrode—i.e.,

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

The amount of an element present is quantified by measuring the intensity of that element’s characteristic X-ray emission. The presence of an element is identified by the element’s characteristic X-ray emission wavelength or energy.

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

That next-gen system should have 5 times the energy density of present Li-ion systems. Then there are the new battery chemistries that are not lithium based—for instance, sodium-ion and graphene-based batteries. Here’s what that means for an EV. For example, the largest cargo container ship carries some 15 million liters of fuel.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Niquelandia provided the SMP Refinery with nickel carbonate. Calcining of a bulk concentrate has been considered and can be developed to a BFS level with an additional pilot test to confirm present assumptions based on bench roasting by Xstrata Process Support (XPS), a subsidiary of Glencore, in 2018.

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APRIL 28, 2009

The electric car features three different battery options, two different Lithium-based (LI) systems – A123Systems and Enerdel as well as a Sodium-Nickel battery Zebra (Mes-Dea). Today we could be using lead-acid EVs, lead-carbon-acid EVs, or nickel metal hydride or lithium-ion hybrids. safety requirements.

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