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AUGUST 12, 2016

University of Maryland (UMD) and US Army Research Lab (ARL) researchers are spearheading a public-private sector collaboration to further develop a lithium-ion battery that would be safer to operate and less costly to dispose of than those currently available on the market. A full lithium-ion battery of 2.3 Earlier post.)

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JANUARY 21, 2021

Critical materials are used in many products important to the US economy and energy technologies, such as rare-earth elements used to manufacture high-strength magnets for offshore wind-turbine generators and lithium and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Partners: American Lithium Corporation, DuPont Water Solutions.

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MARCH 8, 2013

mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte. Researchers from Fudan University in China and Technische Universität Chemnitz in Germany have developed an aqueous rechargeable lithium battery (ARLB) using coated Li metal as the anode. mol l -1 Li 2 SO 4 aqueous solution as electrolyte, an ARLB is built up.

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JANUARY 11, 2022

All-solid-state lithium batteries could address a number of the shortcomings of conventional lithium-ion batteries in advanced applications such as in electric vehicles, which demand high energy densities, fast charging, and long cycle lives. —Kobayashi et al. Shigeru Kobayashi, Elvis F. 1c17945.

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JUNE 4, 2013

A team at Stanford University has developed stable silicon Li-ion battery anodes by incorporating a conducting polymer hydrogel into the Si-based material. V versus Li/Li + ), (3) the natural abundance of elemental Si, and (4) its safety and environmental benignity. Click to enlarge. —Yi Cui.

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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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JULY 22, 2019

Quan-Hong Yang at Tianjin University and Prof. Wei Lv at Tsinghua University has developed a wax-PEO coating on lithium metal surface by a simple dip coating method to realize an air-stable and waterproof lithium metal anode. V vs. Li/Li + ). There was no combustion or capacity decay even after direct contact with water.

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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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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. 5b00400.

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DECEMBER 31, 2018

Tsinghua University researchers have synthesized a novel layered-spinel lithium manganite hydrate for high capacity and ultrafast lithium storage. A paper on their work is published in the Journal of Power Sources. The team used a simple one-step hydrothermal lithiation process to create the material. —Jiang et al. 2018.12.067.

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Recycling lithium-ion batteries is difficult. Now, a team led by Yu-Guo Guo and Qinghai Meng at the Institute of Chemistry of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ICCAS) and the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (UCAS) has developed an alternative method that avoids these problems. Chang et al. Resources Chang, X.,

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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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JULY 18, 2022

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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JULY 23, 2015

Nanoporous silicon is considered an attractive next-generation anode material in lithium-ion batteries due to its much higher theoretical capacity and lower operating voltage than the commonly used graphitic carbon materials. Reeds, as the typical members of the Poaceae family, grow in along rivers, or in shallow water near ponds.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Researchers at Stanford University and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory now report that the root cause of lithium intrusion into the electrolyte is a combination of current focusing and the presence of nanoscale cracks, rather than electronic leakage or electrochemical reduction. Yet others theorize different forces are at play.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

Reversible Li extraction capacity of nanoSi electrodes with alginate, CMC and PVDF binders vs. cycle number collected for the current density of 4200 mA g –1 for cells cycled in the potential window of 0.01-1 1 V vs. Li/Li +. Click to enlarge. With graphite particles, whose volume does not change, the interface remains stable.

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AUGUST 5, 2015

A team of researchers at MIT and Tsinghua University has developed a high-rate, high-capacity and long-lived anode for Li-ion batteries comprising a yolk-shell nanocomposite of aluminum core (30 nm in diameter) and TiO 2 shell (~3 nm in thickness), with a tunable interspace (Al@TiO 2 , or ATO). —Li et al.

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DECEMBER 21, 2009

A Li-air cell. Argonne National Laboratory, which has contributed heavily to the research and development of Li-ion battery technology, is now pursuing research into Lithium-air batteries. Li-air batteries use a catalytic air cathode that converts oxygen to lithium peroxide; an electrolyte; and a lithium anode.

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MARCH 20, 2019

At the conference, Naoki will discuss how the 24M Dual Electrolyte System expands the universe of potential electrolytes, including water and other materials that to-date have not been compatible with both the anode and cathode simultaneously. —Rick Feldt, President and CEO of 24M. Earlier post.).

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OCTOBER 15, 2018

Researchers at Changchun University of Science and Technology in China have developed a nanobox strategy to improve the performance of lithium-sulfur batteries. Li–S batteries theoretically offer a specific energy density of 2600 Wh kg ?1 transition metal sulfides have been regarded as a promising class of host materials for Li?S

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FEBRUARY 19, 2011

A team from Stanford University has shown a lithium titanium phosphate (LTP) material as an “ excellent ” candidate for anode material for use in aqueous Li-ion batteries. Most commercial lithium-ion cells use a highly flammable organic electrolyte. Click to enlarge. V with respect to metallic lithium.

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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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JANUARY 20, 2018

Lithium metal—with its high theoretical capcity and low electrochemical potential—is an ideal anode for Li-ion batteries, and is the material of choice for advanced batteries such as Li-sulfur and Li-O 2. Dendrite-free High Amount of Li Grown on Top of Crumpled Graphene Ball Electrodes.

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OCTOBER 10, 2011

Conventional Li-ion cell (left) compared to Seeo cell (right). The California Energy Commission has awarded $1,585,490 to spur research on projects including a solid-state Li-ion battery system for grid-scale energy storage. Click to enlarge. Commissioners approved $600,000 to Seeo Inc. This approach allows independent.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

The selected projects, led by universities, national laboratories, and the private sector aim to develop commercially scalable technologies that will enable greater domestic supplies of copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, and other critical elements. Feedstocks will include Li/Ni/Ca/Mg-rich igneous and sedimentary minerals.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

The cell charger array constructed at the Dahn laboratory, Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University. and 99.65% at cycle 25, respectively; The CE of Li/Sn 30 Co 30 C 40 cells improved from 99.65 and 99.65% at cycle 25, respectively; The CE of Li/Sn 30 Co 30 C 40 cells improved from 99.65

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NOVEMBER 1, 2012

Voltage profiles (A) and initial cycling behavior (B) of the Li x Si-O 2 -C cell. Although the resulting battery has lower voltage and capacity than a conventional Li-air battery, it offers enhanced safety and an energy density higher than Li-ion batteries. Cycling current: 200 mA g ?1 Credit: ACS, Hassoun et al.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2016

A team at Stanford University has developed a method for using battery electrode materials directly and continuously to control the lattice strain of a platinum (Pt) catalyst, thereby boosting catalytic activity for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) in fuel cells by up to nearly 90%. A paper on their work is published in Science.

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APRIL 25, 2013

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University have designed a new lithium/polysulfide (Li/PS) semi-liquid (flow) battery for large-scale energy storage, with lithium polysulfide (Li 2 S 8 ) in ether solvent as a catholyte and metallic lithium as an anode.

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AUGUST 22, 2019

They promise twice the energy density of today’s lithium-ion batteries with graphite anodes, so they could last longer and weigh less. Water is added to a sealed flask containing a sample of inactive lithium that formed on a cycled half-cell. Any bits of unreacted lithium metal chemically react with water to produce hydrogen gas.

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AUGUST 9, 2017

On behalf of the Australian Government, ARENA has provided A$5 million (US$4 million) in funding to Wollongong-based AquaHydrex to develop commercially its new class of electrolyzer to produce cheap hydrogen from splitting water. When hydrogen burns, it produces only water vapor and no carbon dioxide.

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NOVEMBER 27, 2019

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China and George Washington University in the US report in a new paper in the ACS journal Accounts of Chemical Research that a range of important carbon nanomaterials can be produced at high yield by molten carbonate electrolysis. Source: Prof. 2019.11.019. 9b00405.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China Hefei, Anhui, China have synthesized montroseite, a vanadium oxide mineral first discovered in Montrose County, Colorado, 60 years ago. Yi Xie says that aqueous electrolytes have high ion conductivities, which equates to high power densities. Dalton Trans. ,

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JUNE 14, 2013

Researchers in the James M Tour Group at Rice University have synthesized a composite made from graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) and tin oxide (SnO 2 ) nanoparticles (NPs) for use as improved anode materials for lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Tour (2013) Graphene Nanoribbon and Nanostructured SnO 2 Composite Anodes for Lithium Ion Batteries.

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JUNE 13, 2011

Last week’s 4 th Symposium on Energy Storage: Beyond Lithium-ion , hosted by the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), brought together researchers tackling the “Beyond Li-ion” problem by working on a number of different platforms (e.g., Mg 2+ rather than Li + ). Earlier post.).

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MARCH 21, 2017

Researchers led by a team from Graz University of Technology (TU Graz) in Austria have shown that singlet oxygen ( 1 O 2 ) forms in the cathode of a Li–O 2 battery during discharge and from the onset charge, and that it is responsible for a major fraction of side products that cause fast ageing in the battery. V versus Li/Li +.

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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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