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High Voltage Sodium-Sulfur Batteries
High voltage sodium-sulfur batteries use liquid sodium and liquid sulfur electrolytes. They are relatively inexpensive, and store the same amount…
Novel Battery Material Recycling Using Heat
Scientists at Rice University in Houston, Texas have been trialing novel battery material recycling, using extreme heat. They have been…
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Lithium metal batteries outperform their competition, because their anodes can store more energy. But lithium’s ability to interact with any…
There are two types of low-maintenance, valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries on the commercial market. Unlike the old-style ones we had…
No electro-chemical battery lasts forever, and that is true of every battery type across the range. The trick is to…
Triphenylphosphine oxide is a common, but potentially useful waste by-product of organic synthesis, for example when converting alcohols to alkyl…