http://www.che.com Chemical Engineering en-us 2013 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 3:30:54 EDT Lithium producer Galaxy Resources Ltd. (Perth, Western Australia; www.galaxylithium.com) says that lithium carbonate product from its wholly owned Jiangsu Lithium Carbonate Plant has achieved battery grade quality using the company’s patented process (flowsheet). The Jiangsu plant is located in the... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/9979.html Sat, 1 Dec 2012 0:00:00 EST Conventional lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are unsuitable for high power applications as in electric vehicles, because they take a long time to charge, according to a team from the Interdisciplinary School of Green Energy, of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Ulsan, South Korea... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/9892.html Thu, 1 Nov 2012 0:00:00 EDT A challenge in the development of polymer-electrolyte membrane fuel cells is the durability and electrocatalytic activity of platinum-based electrocatalysts. The sluggishness of the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) causes the fuel cell performance to be limited by the cathodic reaction, and a high Pt loading... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/9767.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT A team from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Kaist; Daejeon, South Korea: www.kaist.ac.kr) and Seoul National University (www.useoul.edu) led by Kaist’s professor Keon Jae Lee, claims to have developed the first prototype of a fully functional all-flexible lithium ion battery... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/9770.html Mon, 1 Oct 2012 0:00:00 EDT Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI; Tokyo, Japan; www.mhi.co.jp) will begin developing basic technologies for a triple combined-cycle power-generation system that integrates solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFC) and a gas turbine combined cycle (GTCC) power generation system. Under the umbrella of the New Energy... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/9446.html Sun, 1 Jul 2012 0:00:00 EDT A huge market for lithium ion batteries is expected to develop as car makers move toward electric vehicles. However, improvements in the batteries’ energy and power density are needed. It is also desirable to replace the common, high-cost lithium cobalt oxide cathodes with those based on more abundant... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/8506.html Sat, 1 Oct 2011 0:00:00 EDT A new anode material with nanostructured interfaces between barium oxide and nickel prevents deactivation by coking in solid-oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) using carbon-containing fuels. The material offers a path to low-cost, low-emission SOFCs that can convert gasified carbon fuels... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/8287.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT   Graphene from dry ice Researchers at Northern Illinois University (NIU; DeKalb, Ill.; www.niu.edu) discovered a new method for producing graphene that involves burning pure magnesium metal in dry ice. The method, which is capable of producing large quantities of graphene in sheets less than ten atoms... http://www.che.com/chementator/fuel_cells_batteries/8289.html Mon, 1 Aug 2011 0:00:00 EDT