Sep
14
Introducing A New Way To Recycle Lithium Ion Batteries
September 14, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Chinese researchers have introduced a novel approach for the recovery and recycling of lithium from used Lithium Ion Batteries (LIBs). The team explored the technique by publishing in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Lithium-ion batteries provide our portable devices like tablets and cellular/mobiles – and increasingly also vehicles – with power. As the share of […]
Sep
12
Cleaner Faster Cheaper Lithium Extraction Method Published
September 12, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Princeton University Engineering School researchers have developed a new approach that slashes the land and time needed to extract lithium from brine, which could dramatically expand access to the critical mineral. The researchers say their system can improve production at existing lithium facilities and unlock sources previously seen as too small or diluted to […]
Sep
7
Big Plans In Mind For Battery Tech That Charges In A Minute
September 7, 2023 | Leave a Comment
Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) engineers aim to revolutionize rechargeable batteries: Their thin-film batteries are not only safer and longer-lasting than conventional lithium-ion batteries, they are also much more environmentally friendly to manufacture and can be charged in just one minute. For now, the battery is very small, but the founders […]
Sep
6
Chloride Ion Chemistry Considered For Replacing Lithium Ion
September 6, 2023 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s Xiaowei Teng, the James H. Manning professor of Chemical Engineering at WPI, has discovered a new redox chemistry empowered by chloride ions. The development of using seawater sourced chloride batteries with sodium potassium and zinc have all been promising contenders for lithium’s place in rechargeable batteries of the future. Now the […]
Aug
24
Zinc Air Batteries Thought To Better Lithium Ion
August 24, 2023 | 1 Comment
Open Image…Save ImageOpen Image (using #TmpD/ia)… Edith Cowan University’s recent study into the advancement of sustainable battery systems suggests zinc-air batteries have emerged as a better alternative to lithium chemistries. The research paper reporting the research and the results has been published in the journal EcoMat. Edith Cowan University’s (ECU) Dr Muhammad Rizwan Azhar led the project which discovered lithium-ion […]