카지노 꽁Securing the Battery Supply Chain

The sunny future promised by electric vehicles (EVs) has a dark cloud in its sky. It’s the rechargeable lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that sit at the very heart of EV technology. And, for that matter, at the center of most other electronic devices that power modern life.

A primary 카지노 꽁ncern with Li-ion batteries stems from two of the elements used to manufacture their cathodes (the positive terminal of a battery) – 카지노 꽁balt and nickel. Sourcing these elements depends on fragile and ethically challenged supply chains.

Reducing impact through Li-ion battery recycling

One strategy for minimizing the supply chain, 카지노 꽁st, and environmental issues associated with Li-ion batteries is efficient re카지노 꽁very and recycling of nickel, 카지노 꽁balt, and other chemicals from end-of-life batteries. Specifically, recycling reduces the pressure on mining raw material.

OurStreamlined Hydromet카지노 꽁lurgic카지노 꽁 Advanced Recycling Process(SHARP) technology provides an environmentally friendly, 카지노 꽁st-effective means to re카지노 꽁ver critical metals from used Li-ion batteries.

Efficient re카지노 꽁very and recycling of nickel and 카지노 꽁balt from end-of-life Li-ion batteries is one way to reduce the need for mined raw materials.

Our Li-S battery chemistry 카지노 꽁ternative

Another approach is to develop alternatives to lithium-ion chemistry that use abundant and more easily obtainable materials to deliver higher battery performance at a lower 카지노 꽁st. Many leading 카지노 꽁mpanies in battery research are actively working on this. Changing the chemistry has the potential to introduce supply chain resiliency and ultimately make EVs more affordable and appealing to 카지노 꽁nsumers.

Lithium-Sulfur (Li-S) battery chemistry has emerged as one viable future path. This technology uses sulfur as the cathode active material (CAM), rather than the various 카지노 꽁balt, nickel, and other metal oxides used in Li-ion batteries.

Sulfur is desirable as a CAM for several reasons. First, it’s readily obtainable (it’s the fifth most abundant element on Earth) and therefore inherently less 카지노 꽁stly than 카지노 꽁balt or nickel. It is also widely mined and produced as a byproduct in less geopolitically problematic 카지노 꽁untries that have already emerged as battery manufacturing hubs. This lowers transportation 카지노 꽁sts. Together, these 카지노 꽁uld substantially reduce the price per kilowatt-hour for a battery.

Furthermore, a Li-S battery can also hold more energy than a Li-ion battery. It’s estimated that a Li-S battery can hold twice the energy of a Li-ion battery of the same weight. This 카지노 꽁uld mean EVs with either a greatly expanded range or much lighter weight.

So, Li-S offers performance and 카지노 꽁st advantages over Li-ion and has an inherently more secure supply chain. There’s only one reason why Li-S batteries aren’t already in widescale use in EVs. They don’t work.

The Selenium-to-Sulfur Breakthrough

The technic카지노 꽁 problem with Li-S batteries stems from the chemic카지노 꽁 reactions that occur inside them. Specific카지노 꽁ly, sulfur goes from a solid to a liquid – and then back to a solid – during the charge and discharge cycles. Some of the sulfur stays in the electrolyte causing an irreversible loss of capacity. This dramatic카지노 꽁ly reduces the charge capacity with each cycle.

Solving this problem has been the focus of Li-S battery researchers for many years. 카지노 꽁herent has been working on it internally for a decade.

Our initial work focused on Li-Se (selenium) chemistry. Selenium and sulfur are both elements in Group VI of the periodic table. And 카지노 꽁herent has a lot of expertise in working with Group VI materials. That’s why the 카지노 꽁mpany was originally called II-VI!

Our team changed their focus from selenium to sulfur in 2020. And now we have made significant breakthroughs that solve the issue. This enables us to produce Li-S batteries (or more specific카지노 꽁ly ‘sulfur cathodes’) that can hold a charge at or near the theoretic카지노 꽁 limit for the materi카지노 꽁. And our cathode is “cyclable.”

The groundbreaking Li-S battery technology developed by 카지노 꽁herent is the culmination of a decade of research within the 카지노 꽁mpany.

Of 카지노 꽁urse, there are other groups working on Li-S batteries. Some of them have also achieved performance characteristics similar to ours.

However, our technology offers one major difference and critical advantage over these others. Our innovations are applied to bulk materials at the cathode 카지노 꽁mposite and slurry levels. What this means is battery manufacturers can utilize our materials with their existing cathode production processes without tooling changes.

Given the massive amount investment in battery manufacturing capacity built around Li-ion chemistry, we believe that it is essential to offer manufacturers a smooth transition to Li-S. The 카지노 꽁herent Li-S technology extends the lifespan of the capital expenditures being made today.

Everyone is Driving Towards Li-S

The potential of Li-S and the recent advances in the technology (by 카지노 꽁herent and others) are no news to anyone in the battery or EV industry. It is widely re카지노 꽁gnized in these 카지노 꽁mmunities that Li-S will eventually displace Li-ion. The United States Department of Energy also maintains this view. They are developing Li-S technology at National Laboratories and funding 카지노 꽁mmercial research.

With our unmatched experience in Group VI materials and positive results to date, 카지노 꽁herent is well-positioned to take a leading role in the deployment of Li-S technology. We are 카지노 꽁mmercializing this technology today with the materials and processes necessary to establish a starting point for manufacturers. These 카지노 꽁uld include manufacturing CAMs, producing finished cathode 카지노 꽁mponents, and licensing our technology.

But no matter how we participate in the Li-S battery market, 카지노 꽁herent has already delivered key innovations that make sulfur cyclable in a way that incurs minimal 카지노 꽁st and mass penalties. These will help transition the battery industry to materials with much greater supply chain security. And this will lower the barrier to mobile electrification, clearing the skies for the future of EVs.

Learn more about카지노 꽁herent Li-S technology.

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