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Graphite is an ancient mineral we find in carbon-rich sedimentary and igneous rocks, and also in meteorites from space. This…
There’s an upsurge in interest in vanadium flow batteries, containing vanadium ions in different states of oxidation. Vanadium redox flow…
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We are overlooking battery PFAS materials in our haste to recycle more lucrative electrodes, says Dr Jacqueline Edge. She is…