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IDTechEx comments on Volkswagen’s long-term, high-manganese cathode strategy

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The options for high-manganese cathodes include LMO (lithium-manganese oxide), LNMO (lithium-nickel-manganese oxide), Li-Mn-rich (also abbreviated as LMR-NMC), and LMP (lithium manganese phosphate) or LMFP (lithium-manganese-iron phosphate). Comparison between NMC 811 and three high-manganese cathodes (LMFP, Li-Mn-rich, LNMO).

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Researchers propose mechanochemistry-based process to recover metals from waste cathode materials; green and efficient

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A team from Central South University, Changsha, China and Shaanxi University of Science & Technology, Xi’an, China, has proposed a mechanochemistry-based process to recover metals from waste cathode materials of LiCoO 2 (LCO) and LiFePO 4 (LFP) in spent Li-ion batteries (LIBs). of Li and 88.6% M H 2 SO 4.

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U Akron team develops Mn-based high performance anode for Li-ion batteries

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Researchers at the University of Akron have developed hierarchical porous Mn 3 O 4 /C nanospheres as anode materials for Li-ion batteries. mA/g), excellent ratability (425 mAh/g at 4 A/g), and extremely long cycle life (no significant capacity fading after 3000 cycles at 4A/g) as an anode in a Li-ion battery. Li/Li + ).

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Sulfur nanodots on nickel foam as high-performance Li-S cathode materials; carbon- and binder-free

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A team at Nankai University in China has devised high-performance Li-sulfur battery cathode materials consisting of sulfur nanodots (2 nm average) directly electrodeposited on flexible nickel foam; the cathode materials incorporate no carbon or binder. mg/cm 2 S on the Ni foam exhibited high initial discharge capacity (1458 mAh/g at 0.1

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University of Sydney team advances rechargeable zinc-air batteries with bimetallic oxide–graphene hybrid electrocatalyst

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Metal oxides of earth-abundant elements are promising electrocatalysts to overcome the sluggish oxygen evolution and oxygen reduction reaction (OER/ORR) in many electrochemical energy-conversion devices. Other two amorphous bimetallic, Ni 0.4 O x and Ni 0.33 However, it is difficult to control their catalytic activity precisely.

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GWU team demonstrates relatively efficient electrochemical process for low-GHG production of ammonia

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V under 2 milliamperes per centimeter squared (mA cm -2 ) of applied current at coulombic efficiency of 35% (35% of the applied current results in the six-electron conversion of N 2 and water to ammonia, and excess H 2 is cogenerated with the ammonia). At 200 C in an electrolyte with a molar ratio of 0.5 KOH, ammonia is produced at 1.2

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Optimized catalyst for biomass gasification for production of synthetic fuels

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A team from the Key Laboratory of Renewable Energy and Gas Hydrate, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences reports on a pilot-scale biomass-gasification-reforming system with optimized catalyst to produce synthesis gas for liquid fuel synthesis in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Credit: ACS, Wang et al.

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