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Hybrid biomass flow battery stores electricity and produces valuable chemicals at the same time

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During operation, the furfural–nickel hydroxide battery converts biomass-derived molecular furfural into either furfuryl alcohol or furoic acid. A paper on the work is published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. However, furfural is continually fed into the system and the products must be separated from the electrolyte.

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Slow start for charge of the electric cars - Times Online

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Virtually all the world’s bigmotor manufacturers are building prototypes using lithium-ion batteries butso far they have reached production only in a few low-volume models. The electric Mini is unlikely to go into production in its present form. Is it becuase US market prefers a "home" product?