New tech may help lithium-ion batteries last for nine years
Mining News Pro - Engineers at Australia’s RMIT University are proposing the idea of incorporating a 2D material into lithium-ion batteries to extend their lifetime up to three times longer than today’s technology, that is, to about nine years.
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New environmentally friendly method to extract metals from Li-ion batteries launched in Canada
Mining News Pro - Engineers at the University of Toronto are proposing a new, more sustainable method to mine lithium, cobalt, nickel and manganese from lithium-ion batteries that have reached the end of their lives.
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Researchers figure out how to improve Li-ion batteries’ lifespan
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Korea’s Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology have developed a method to strengthen lithium-ion batteries’ anodes, making them more resilient to volume changes.
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Researchers solve issues hindering silicon use in lithium-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - Researchers at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) are proposing a solution to some of the issues plaguing silicon micron-particles (SiMP), which hinder their use in lithium-ion batteries.
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Ford-backed startup targets EV alternatives to lithium-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - Solid Power Inc., the battery startup that went public in a reverse merger last year, has begun operating a new pilot line, putting it on pace to deliver sample cells to automotive partners by year-end.
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Researchers demonstrate feasibility of using less cobalt, nickel in Li-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - Researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University have demonstrated the feasibility of synthesizing electrode materials for lithium-ion batteries using inexpensive elements.
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Organic lithium-ion batteries one step closer to becoming reality
Mining News Pro - A recent discovery by researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles has moved the needle one step closer to realizing metal-free, high-energy, and inexpensive batteries by using a small organic molecule, croconic acid.
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Organic lithium-ion batteries one step closer to becoming reality
Mining News Pro - A recent discovery by researchers at Japan’s Tohoku University and the University of California, Los Angeles has moved the needle one step closer to realizing metal-free, high-energy, and inexpensive batteries by using a small organic molecule, croconic acid.
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Why end-of-life Li-ion batteries need to be discharged
Mining News Pro - Researchers working on lithium-ion battery recycling at CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency, have come up with a solution to safely discharge end-of-life batteries prior to storage or recycling.
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How charge, discharge cycles make li-ion batteries bleed to death
Mining News Pro - Detailed CT scans of the inside of lithium-ion batteries revealed that there is a link between cracks that form in the devices’ structure and the depletion of vital liquids that carry charge.
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Canadian technology to recover strategic metals from spent Li-ion batteries gets over $20m in funding
Mining News Pro - Canadian company Lithion Recycling received $22.5 million from the Quebec government to continue developing a technology to recover 95% of strategic materials from end-of-life lithium-ion batteries and industrial waste.
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Japanese researchers find formula for fast-charging lithium-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - A team of scientists at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) developed an approach to anode fabrication that could lead to extremely fast-charging lithium-ion batteries.
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‘Ultimate’ anode for next-generation batteries closer to becoming more efficient
Mining News Pro - A recent study by researchers at Korea’s Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology found that high concentration electrolyte (HCE) significantly improves Li+ ion transport at lower temperatures and thermal stability of solid-electrolyte interface at higher temperatures, thereby increasing the cycling performance of lithium metal batteries (LMBs).
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How transition metals destabilize high-energy-density Li-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - Researchers from Tohoku University and the Japan Synchrotron Radiation Research Institute produced fresh insights about the release of oxygen in lithium-ion batteries, paving the way for more robust and safer high-energy-density batteries.
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Project to capture 90% of all spent Li-ion batteries in the US gets government funding
Mining News Pro - The US Department of Energy’s Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling Prize granted Everledger, HP, Call2Recycle and Fairphone a $357,000 cash award so that the group can continue working on a project called “Closing the loop on portable lithium-ion batteries.”
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This is why lithium-ion batteries fail
Mining News Pro - Researchers from the Universities of Cambridge and Liverpool have identified a potential new degradation mechanism for electric vehicle batteries – a key step to designing effective methods to improve battery lifespan.
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American Manganese, Voltabox recycle li-ion batteries
Mining News Pro - American Manganese announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Texas- based Voltabox to work on end-of-life lithium-ion batteries for commercial-scale recycling of cathode materials using AMY’s RecycLiCo patented process.
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Despite slowdown in EV sales, li-ion batteries remain critical
Mining News Pro - A report by market analyst Roskill reveals that the slowdown in the Chinese EV market during H2-2019 and the covid-19 pandemic have had a significant impact on demand projections for lithium-ion batteries.
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Lithium-ion batteries have a new rival
Mining News Pro - Researchers from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute published a study where they demonstrate that it is possible to overcome a persistent challenge known as ‘dendrites’ to create a metal battery that performs nearly as well as a lithium-ion battery.
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Lithium-ion batteries could become self-healing
Mining News Pro - Engineers at the University of Illinois have developed an electrolyte that could help manufacturers produce recyclable, self-healing commercial batteries.
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