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MARCH 2, 2023

The new sodium-based molten salt battery uses two distinct reactions. The team previously reported a neutral molten salt reaction. The new discovery shows that this neutral molten salt can undergo a further reaction into an acidic molten salt. —Weller et al. Weller et al.

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Molten Salt Grid Design Sodium 396

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JANUARY 20, 2024

The IMO’s previous goal was a 50 percent reduction by 2050 in comparison with 2008 levels. Researchers are considering three different types: a lead-cooled fast reactor, a uranium-fueled, helium-gas-cooled reactor, and a molten-salt-cooled reactor, shown here [below, at bottom]. One is a thorium-fueled molten-salt reactor.

Molten Salt 143

Molten Salt Mariner South Korea Water 143

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DECEMBER 30, 2013

Ionic liquids are “room temperature molten salts”, composed of cations & anions, instead of neutral molecules. Viola (2014) “Comparison of an oil-miscible ionic liquid and ZDDP as a lubricant anti-wear additive,” Tribology International , Volume 71, Pages 88-97 doi: 10.1016/j.triboint.2013.11.010. Blau, Sheng Dai, Michael B.

Fuel Economy 369

Fuel Economy Oil Economy Engine 369

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MAY 1, 2009

High temperature heat for biomass gasification is obtained from a molten-salt system in a solar concentrating tower. For comparison, they also modeled the production of methanol using only biomass as a fuel and also using coal as source of both carbon and energy. In comparison, cropland today covers 1.5 billion ha.

Solar 186

Solar Molten Salt Fuel Production 186

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JANUARY 23, 2012

The electrolyte was selected on the basis of its sufficiently low melting point (396 °C) and the greater electrochemical stability of NaCl and KCl in comparison with MgCl 2. After several weeks of cycling, the cells ceased to operate.

MIT 301

MIT Molten Salt Batteries Battery 301