Researchers in the United States have recovered lithium from battery waste using an electrochemically driven recovery process. Lithium is a critical element used in rechargeable batteries and ...

They recover lithium from used batteries with a purity of 99.79% and simplify solid-state batteries, promoting the safety of ...

Hydrogenated borophene with cobalt nickel compounds enables stable lithium hydroxide chemistry in water, activating oxygen ...

A thin cation-exchange membrane guides lithium ions into a moving stream of water. At the counter electrode, water splits to generate hydroxide. Lithium and hydroxide meet in the water stream and form ...

On a mission to build better electric vehicle batteries, chemists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory have used an electrolyte additive to improve the functionality ...

Fluoride is better known for its positive correlation with improved dental health than with batteries, at least in the eyes of the general public. But there's reason to be hopeful that it could one ...

During the oil crisis of the 1970s, a chemist at Exxon named M. Stanley Whittingham, working on a new type of rechargeable battery, discovered that lithium ions could slip inside the gaps in a layered ...

Technology is always advancing and this is true for batteries that power electric bikes. Bruno Long In the relentless pursuit of sustainable energy solutions, sodium-ion batteries have emerged as a ...