Li-ion, Sodium and Water

KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

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APRIL 5, 2021

ppm) with a nominal Li/Mg selectivity >45 million. ppm) and an abundance of interfering ions (i.e., 13000 ppm of sodium, magnesium, calcium, and potassium ions, among others). Instead, the lithium concentration and the ratio of lithium to other multivalent ions, such as Mg 2+ and Ca 2+ , are the key factors to consider.

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Li-ion Saudi Arabia Sodium Electric

IBC demonstrates highly selective high-yield direct lithium extraction from Salar de Maricunga brine

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MARCH 26, 2023

The Pilot Plant has undergone validation testing and begun Phase One operation, the results from which demonstrate highly selective, high-yield direct lithium extraction from brine and high water efficiency. Concentrations of key elements in the Salar de Maricunga brine are: Li (0.767 g/L), Mg (5.37 Complete recycling of process water.

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Li-ion Water Sodium Chile

Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

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MARCH 3, 2016

Researchers from George Washington University and Vanderbilt University have demonstrated the conversion of atmospheric CO 2 into carbon nanofibers (CNFs) and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) for use as high-performance anodes in both lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries. times above that of sodium-ion batteries with graphite electrodes.

Li-ion

Li-ion Carbon Convert Sodium

New multifunctional polymer binder achieves theoretical capacity of LiFePO4 Li-ion batteries without additives

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JUNE 15, 2015

Researchers led by a team from Griffith University in Australia have developed a multifunctional polymer binder that not only maintains the outstanding binding capabilities of sodium alginate but also enhances the mechanical integrity and lithium-ion diffusion coefficient in a LiFePO 4 (LFP) electrode during the operation of the batteries.

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Li-ion Polymer Lithium Ion Sodium

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

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APRIL 1, 2011

Example of a lithium-water rechargeable battery. Researchers at the University of Texas, including Dr. 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. A typical Li-air battery discharges at 2.5-2.7

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Sodium Water Li-ion Texas

Wuhan team develops new electrochemical cell for efficient, pollution-free extraction of lithium from salt lake brines

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MARCH 8, 2019

Researchers at Wuhan University in China have developed a new electrochemical cell, PANI/Li x Mn 2 O 4 , for selective recovery of Li + ions from brine water with high impurity cations (K + , Na + , Mg 2+ , etc). free technology for Li + extraction from brine waters. —Zhao et al.

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Li-ion Pollution Lithium Ion Water

CMU study concludes lithium market fluctuations unlikely to impact Li-ion battery prices significantly

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MAY 5, 2016

The Carnegie Mellon University researchers, whose study was published in the Journal of Power Sources , analyzed multiple lithium-ion battery chemistries and cell formats to see whether extreme lithium price variations would have a substantial impact. per kg of Li 2 CO 3 ) do not change the cost of lithium-ion cells by more than 10%.

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Li-ion Price Lithium Ion Market

New mesoporous crystalline Si exhibits increased rate of H2 production; potential use in Li-ion batteries also

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APRIL 11, 2014

The nanosized crystalline primary particles and high surface areas enable an increased rate of photocatalytic hydrogen production from water and extended working life. These advantages also make the mesoporous silicon a potential candidate for other applications, such as optoelectronics, drug delivery systems and even lithium-ion batteries.

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Li-ion Sodium Lithium Ion Production

Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

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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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Recharge Sodium Hybrid Fuel

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

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MAY 14, 2010

Schematic representation and operating principles of the lithium–water electrochemical cell used for hydrogen generation: (1) external circuit and (2) inside of lithium–water electrochemical cell. the high-school chemistry demonstration of the violent reaction between sodium and water.). sea water) by using sunlight.

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Water Lithium Ion Li-ion Hydrogen

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

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JANUARY 30, 2012

Schematic representation of the working principle behind a complete cycle of the desalination battery, showing how energy extraction can be accomplished: step 1, desalination; step 2, removal of the desalinated water and inlet of seawater; step 3, discharge of Na + and Cl ? in seawater; step 4, exchange to new seawater. Click to enlarge.

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Concept Batteries Battery Sodium

MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

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MARCH 26, 2018

Researchers led by a team from MIT, with colleagues from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), BMW Group, and Tokyo Institute of Technology have developed a fundamentally new approach to alter ion mobility and stability against oxidation of lithium ion conductors—a key component of rechargeable batteries—using lattice dynamics.

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MIT Lithium Ion Li-ion Design

Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

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MARCH 15, 2023

Using low-carbon fuels or biofuels as the source of heat energy to process lithium and manufacture li-ion batteries would cut carbon emissions by half as per world banks study. [4] For example - the process of obtaining lithium from brines can be more sustainable by condensing evaporated water so it can later be returned to the ground.

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Chile Petrol Li-ion India

JCESR team advances prospects of solid-state magnesium-ion batteries with discovery of fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017

A team of Department of Energy (DOE) scientists at the Joint Center for Energy Storage Research (JCESR) has discovered the fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor, a major step towards making solid-state magnesium-ion batteries that are both energy dense and safe. —Gerbrand Ceder, a Berkeley Lab Senior Faculty Scientist.

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Li-ion Batteries Battery MIT

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

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MARCH 10, 2013

They quantified energy and material resource requirements for currently available energy storage technologies: lithium ion (Li-ion), sodium sulfur (NaS) and lead-acid (PbA) batteries; vanadium redox (VRB) and zinc-bromine (ZnBr) flow batteries; and geologic pumped hydroelectric storage (PHS) and compressed air energy storage (CAES).

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Energy Storage Grid Cost Of Energy

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The University of Texas at Arlington will develop acoustic stimulation and electrolytic proton production to produce lithium (Li) and nickel (Ni) from CO 2 -reactive minerals and rocks that contain calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg), while sequestering CO 2 in the form of carbonate solids. Columbia University.

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Supplies Ni-Li Carbon Universal

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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JULY 10, 2019

Low Cost Roll-to-Roll Manufacturing of Reusable Sorbents for Energy and Water Industries, $150,000 Qualification of SAS4A/SASSYS-1 for Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor Authorization and Licensing, $674,484 Advanced Reactor Concepts LLC, Chevy Chase, Md. Touchstone Research Laboratory, Triadelphia, W. TerraPower LLC, Bellevue, Wash.

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Commercial San Jose San Francisco San Diego

Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

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DECEMBER 24, 2023

The cell of a flow battery uses two chemical solutions containing ions, one acting as the anolyte (adjacent to the anode), the other as the catholyte (near the cathode). Typical redox flow batteries use ions based on iron chromium or vanadium chemistries; the latter takes advantage of vanadium’s four distinct ionic states.

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Lithium Ion Batteries Battery Li-ion

Oregon State team demonstrates pathway to proton batteries; Grotthuss proton conduction

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

The rate performance of Faradaic electrodes is partially governed by transportation of ion charge carriers inside electrodes, which in turn depends on the choice of ion charge carriers. So far, most attention has been devoted to devices operating on metal ions, starting with Li and looking down the periodic table.

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Oregon Batteries Battery Li-ion

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

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APRIL 12, 2015

CEES has three main research thrusts: the development of advanced lithium-ion and multivalent ion batteries; the development of rechargeable metal-air batteries; and Development of reversible low and elevated temperature fuel cells. Advanced Li-ion and multivalent ion batteries. Rechargeable metal-air batteries.

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MIT Li-ion Batteries Battery

Univ. of Maryland team develops tin-film on wood fiber anode for Na-ion batteries; targeting grid storage

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JUNE 19, 2013

A team at the University of Maryland has demonstrated that a material consisting of a thin tin (Sn) film deposited on a hierarchical conductive wood fiber substrate is an effective anode for a sodium-ion (Na-ion) battery, and addresses some of the limitations of other Na-ion anodes such as capacity fade due to pulverization.

Maryland

Maryland Grid Li-ion Batteries

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

MIplus Solar Inc is developing a single device architecture for the seamless and simultaneous generation and storage of energy, via a solar cell and an alkali metal-ion battery, that are integrated together. Leap Photovoltaics Inc.

Clean

Clean Cleaning Energy Solar

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

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OCTOBER 26, 2009

Water (1 project). Eagle Picher, in partnership with the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will develop a new generation of high energy, low cost planar liquid sodium beta batteries for grid scale electrical power storage applications. Target energy density is 6-20 times that available state-of-the-art Li-ion batteries and at.

Energy

Energy Grant Low Cost Li-ion

Novel single-site gold WGS catalysts may offer pathway to lower-cost production of hydrogen, fuels and chemicals

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DECEMBER 2, 2014

A team of researchers from universities and national laboratories led by Tufts University has developed catalysts composed of a unique structure of single gold atoms bound by oxygen to several sodium or potassium atoms and supported on non-reactive silica materials. Ming Yang, Sha Li, Yuan Wang, Jeffrey A. —Yang et al.

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Hydrogen Li-ion Fuel Production

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KAUST team devises electrically-driven membrane process for seawater lithium mining

IBC demonstrates highly selective high-yield direct lithium extraction from Salar de Maricunga brine

Researchers convert atmospheric CO2 to carbon nanofibers and nanotubes for use as anodes in Li-ion and Na-ion batteries

New multifunctional polymer binder achieves theoretical capacity of LiFePO4 Li-ion batteries without additives

Univ. of Texas researchers propose lithium- or sodium-water batteries as next generation of high-capacity battery technology; applicable for EVs and grid storage

Wuhan team develops new electrochemical cell for efficient, pollution-free extraction of lithium from salt lake brines

CMU study concludes lithium market fluctuations unlikely to impact Li-ion battery prices significantly

New mesoporous crystalline Si exhibits increased rate of H2 production; potential use in Li-ion batteries also

Researchers develop rechargeable hybrid-seawater fuel cell; highly energy density, stable cycling

Researchers Develop Lithium-Water Electrochemical Cell for the Controlled Generation of H2 and Electricity

Researchers demonstrate concept desalination battery

MIT-led team devises new approach to designing solid ion conductors; implications for high-energy solid-state batteries

Debunking the Lithium "Mining" FUD

JCESR team advances prospects of solid-state magnesium-ion batteries with discovery of fastest magnesium-ion solid-state conductor

Stanford study quantifies energetic costs of grid-scale energy storage over time; current batteries the worst performers; the need to improve cycle life by 3-10x

ARPA-E awarding $39M to 16 projects to grow the domestic critical minerals supply chain

DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

Can Flow Batteries Finally Beat Lithium?

Oregon State team demonstrates pathway to proton batteries; Grotthuss proton conduction

MIT and Moscow State collaborating on advanced batteries, metal-air batteries and reversible fuel/electrolysis cells

Univ. of Maryland team develops tin-film on wood fiber anode for Na-ion batteries; targeting grid storage

CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

ARPA-E Awards $151M to 37 Projects for Transformative Energy Research

Novel single-site gold WGS catalysts may offer pathway to lower-cost production of hydrogen, fuels and chemicals

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