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MAY 15, 2015

British battery R&D company Faradion has demonstrated a proof-of-concept electric bike powered by sodium-ion batteries at the headquarters of Williams Advanced Engineering, which collaborated in the development of the bike. Sodium-ion intercalation batteries—i.e., Oxford University was also a partner. Earlier post.)

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NOVEMBER 6, 2011

Researchers in Germany have produced a hydrocarbon-based bio-crude and non-condensable gases from the thermal degradation of free fatty acids and animal fat in the presence of water and sodium carbonate (Na 2 CO 3 , a sodium salt of carbonic acid commonly used as a water softener). The gaseous products ranged from 25 wt% to 30 wt%.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Flowchart of Molten Sodium Upgrading process. An innovative oil-upgrading technology that can increase the economics of unconventional petroleum resources has been developed under a US Department of Energy-funded project. Source: Field Upgrading. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

F 0.7 , for sodium-ion (Na-ion) batteries (NIBs). by tailoring the polyanion group of the crystal and expanding the redox range to V3.8+/V5+ —can function as an excellent cathode for rechargeable sodium-ion batteries with a high energy density. Ragone plot for the new Na 1.5 cathode and other cathode materials for NIBs.

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JUNE 23, 2014

RAL researchers are proposing a new process for the decomposition of ammonia to release hydrogen that involves the stoichiometric decomposition and formation of sodium amide from Na metal. To date, very few candidates show potential beyond that of the seminal work on titanium-doped sodium alanate. Credit: ACS, David et al.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Prototype sodium silicate hydrogen generation system as presented earlier this year at DOE merit review. The H300 utilizes real-time swappable cartridges that generate hydrogen on demand using SiGNa’s proprietary sodium silicide (NaSi) powder. Sodium-Silica-Gel: 2Na-SG + H 2 O → H 2 + Na 2 Si 2 O 5. Click to enlarge.

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AUGUST 1, 2011

Researchers at Justus Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, have improved the performance of sodium-ion batteries ( earlier post ) by using tailor-made carbon materials with hierarchical porosity for the anode instead of common carbon-based anode materials. prepared a carbon material with interconnected pores in two size ranges.

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JUNE 14, 2012

Produced water from coal-bed natural gas (CBNG) production may contain sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO 3 ) at concentrations that can harm aquatic life, according to a new study by the US Geological Survey; Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks; the Bureau of Land Management and the US Environmental Protection Agency. Farag, A.M., and Harper, D.D.,

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JUNE 14, 2012

The researchers attributed the good sodium-ion insertion properties to the short diffusion distance in the HCNWs and the large interlayer distance (0.37 This greatly limits the range of potential candidate materials. They investigated sodium ion insertion?extraction Earlier post.) —Cao et al. discharge cycling.

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DECEMBER 29, 2016

Researchers in China have developed an integrated two-bed continuous flow reactor process for the direct synthesis with high carbon yields (~70%) of dodecanol (C 12 H 26 O) or 2,4,8- trimethylnonane (C 12 H 26 O 2 )—a jet-fuel-range C 12 branched alkane—from methyl isobutyl ketone (MIBK), which can be derived from lignocellulose.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2022

We managed to show that layered transition metal oxides, which are widely used in lithium, sodium, and potassium batteries, can be a promising class of materials for Ca cathodes. Moreover, they also showed that combining different transition metals in the cathode can be a viable strategy to improve upon certain desired characteristics.

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MARCH 15, 2018

The researchers present these results in the journal Nature Reviews Materials as part of a cost and resource analysis of sodium-ion batteries. … a | The total numbers of reference devices that are estimated to be produced in the scenario between 2016 and 2050, together with the range in battery size for each type of reference device.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

With the depletion of light oil resources and rising energy demands, the successful recovery of heavy oil is becoming increasingly important. Engineers may also make the water more alkaline by adding sodium hydroxide or sodium carbonate to help the oil flow better. —Yuichiro Nagatsu, corresponding author. 0c01298.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

Rio Tinto disclosed to the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) a maiden Ore Reserve and updated Mineral Resource at its 100% owned Jadar lithium-borates project in western Serbia. Mineral resources are potentially valuable, and for which reasonable prospects exist for eventual economic extraction. The Mineral Resource comprises 55.2

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JULY 22, 2020

Brazilian researchers have demonstrated a new chemical approach for producing biodiesel from domestic cooking oil waste by using lithium hydroxide mixed with either sodium hydroxides or potassium hydroxides as catalysts. Before, in practice, these were just restricted to sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

Australian advanced materials technology company Talga Resources Ltd announced positive initial test results from the development of its graphene silicon lithium-ion anode in the UK. 95% reversible capacity (after 45 cycles - tests ongoing).

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JUNE 21, 2020

We identify an optimal flow regime range, broadly applicable to other liquid-fed fuel cells, in terms of the standard dimensionless Reynolds number (Re) and the Damkohler number (Da). DBFCs fulfilling these criteria provide a 2.4 times higher power density at 1.5 Zhongyang Wang, lead author. 2020.100084.

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APRIL 11, 2014

They then treat the material with a sodium potassium alloy. Micrograph of mesoporous silicon with sodium chloride and potassium chloride salts embedded in the matrix. The material is then heat-treated and washed in water to dissolve the salt, leaving pores that range from 5 to 15 nanometers. Image: Donghai Wang/Penn State.

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MARCH 17, 2021

At the ordinary temperatures that the battery operates in, “it stays in a regime where you have both a solid phase and a liquid phase,” in this case made of a mixture of sodium and potassium. The next step was to replicate that performance with an actual lithium-containing electrode. Eschler, C.M., Fincher, C.D.

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JULY 2, 2021

Bottom, secondary products recovered from the ash, from left to right: liquid sodium silicate or “water glass”, precipitated SiO 2 , precipitated ZnSO 4. tons of fossil resources and vast quantities of water; the process generates up to three tons of carbon dioxide. © Fraunhofer IBP.

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MARCH 19, 2014

V potential range. Initial studies revealed that antimony could be suitable for both rechargeable lithium- and sodium-ion batteries because it is able to store both kinds of ions. Sodium is regarded as a possible low-cost alternative to lithium as it is much more naturally abundant and its reserves are more evenly distributed on Earth.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Cell voltages required to produce a current density of 100 mA cm -2 ) ranged from 1.564 V to 1.581 V. Chlorine ions are especially problematic, in part because chlorine requires just slightly higher voltage to free than is needed to free hydrogen. The voltage is significant, Yu said, because while a voltage of at least 1.23

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DECEMBER 8, 2015

As we demonstrate in this work, few-layered graphene materials may enable sodium-ion batteries as a storage platform which brings simultaneous promise for all of these applications. b) Galvanostatic charge−discharge profiles at current densities ranging from 1 A/g to 30 A/g with the corresponding cycling performance (c). 5b04187.

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APRIL 14, 2015

Hemicellulose, a natural polymer found in plant cell walls, presents myriad opportunities ranging from power generation to biofuels such as ethanol, as well as the production of natural sugar-based value-added products. million from the Québec Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs.

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MAY 28, 2014

With regard to overall storage capability and potential for further fuel efficiency improvements, the demand for larger battery systems based on lithium, nickel and sodium will continue to grow through the increased market penetration of vehicles with higher levels of hybridization and electrification. Sodium-nickel chloride batteries.

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MARCH 1, 2017

lithium, sodium or potassium) on a copper–carbon cathode current collector at a voltage of more than 3.0 Traditional rechargeable batteries use a liquid electrolyte and an oxide as a cathode host into which the working cation of the electrolyte is inserted reversibly over a finite solid-solution range. Resources. Grundish, A.

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APRIL 2, 2021

To simulate an EV battery pack, the project considers a range of length scales, from the nanoscale—where atoms interact—up to the macroscale of a complete pack and its electronic control mechanisms.

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JUNE 13, 2019

Implementing new material like this could lead to step change in lithium-based rechargeable batteries, and we are working hard to see how this works in a range of battery architectures. —Jay Whitacre. The researchers believe that their method could have far reaching impacts. Sipei Li, Han Wang, Julia Cuthbert, Tong Liu, Jay F.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

The PNNL researchers have developed a process to grow high-performance crystals in molten salts—sodium chloride, common table salt—at high temperature. volts—minimizes damage while still within the normal range of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. microns may avoid damage even at higher voltages.

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JUNE 10, 2020

This could expand the range of materials available for use in batteries. Though they may be costly, the self-hollowing antimony nanocrystals have another interesting property: they could also be used in sodium-ion and potassium-ion batteries, emerging systems for which much more research must be done. —Matthew McDowell.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Motiv system features a TM4 electric drivetrain with 250 kW and 2,300 N·m peak motor and a 127 kWh sodium-nickel battery system. The vehicle has completed significant road testing and delivers an expected range of 85 to 125 miles on a full charge. gallon ultrasonic cleaners, among other custom cabinetry and equipment.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Through electrochemical characterization and post-mortem spectroscopy/ microscopy studies on cycled cells, we demonstrate an altered redox mechanism in our cells that reversibly converts monoclinic sulfur to Li2S without the formation of intermediate polysulfides for the entire range of 4000 cycles.

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MARCH 25, 2024

Sodium ion batteries (SIBs, also known as Na ion batteries or NIBs) have been on the horizon for a while but they weren’t expected to be mature enough for cars for some time yet. The JMEV EV3 (Youth Edition) is a micro-EV city car and has a range of 156 miles / 260 kilometres. Overall, SIBs are around 30% cheaper than lithium ion.

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MARCH 13, 2012

However, the authors of this study realized that wild relatives of modern-day wheat remain a significant source of genes for a range of traits, including salinity tolerance. The salt-tolerant gene (known as TmHKT1;5-A) works by excluding sodium from the leaves. Matthew Gilliham. This is currently being assessed under field conditions.

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MAY 24, 2018

According to a 1978 study by the US Geological Survey, widely scattered brine samples from Salar de Uyuni show lithium values ranging from 80 to 1500 ppm. A few brine samples in small areas in Coipasa and Empexa Salars have values ranging from 170 to 580 ppm Li. Potassium sulphate, magnesium hydroxide and sodium sulphate.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has awarded $250,000 to each of eight companies and research centers to develop working prototypes for a wide range of energy-storage technologies. of Greene to develop an electric forklift for use in freezer warehouses using GE’s Durathon sodium-halide batteries.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Potassium, an alkali metal similar to lithium (and sodium) can be used in a rechargeable battery. They determined that the oxidation process can be complete within the potential range where the carbon electrode and the electrolyte are relatively stable. O 2 batteries.In —Ren and Wu. The smaller discharge overpotential of the K?O

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