Energy & Green Tech
Our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. One alternative is organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs), which can be synthesized from natural "green" ...
Apr 21, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
A team led by Prof. Chen Wei, Prof. Jiang Hailong and Prof. Li Zhenyu from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) adopted NH2-functionalized metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) in lithium-chlorine (Li-Cl2) batteries ...
Apr 6, 2023
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Engineering
Putting nanoparticles from shrimp shells into cement paste made the material significantly stronger—an innovation that could lead to reduced seafood waste and lower carbon emissions from concrete production.
Aug 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
The search for sustainable energy generation technology has led researchers to investigate various materials and their combinations in many types of devices. One such synthetic material, perovskite, is low-cost and easy to ...
Oct 21, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Nitriles—an organic compound with a carbon atom triple-bonded to a nitrogen atom—are commonly added to the electrolyte formula for batteries using a lithium cobalt oxide cathode, making such batteries come much closer ...
Sep 26, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
With the acceleration of urbanization and industrial development, the treatment rate of urban sewage and industrial wastewater has increased year by year. Taking China for instance, there were more than 3000 sewage treatment ...
Aug 1, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Currently, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have achieved worldwide attention as advanced energy storage systems for commercial electronics and electric vehicles. Nevertheless, low abundance and uneven distribution of lithium ...
Jun 8, 2022
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