Reagent-free (photo)electrochemical systems effectively break down cobalt–organic complexes while simultaneously recovering ...
Commercial lithium-ion batteries have always relied on cathodes that contain cobalt, but the expensive metal’s supply chain is fraught with issues. A new cobalt-free cathode could provide reprieve ...
In a discovery that could reduce or even eliminate the use of cobalt — which is often mined using child labor — in the batteries that power electric cars and other products, scientists at the ...
How do Lithium-ion Batteries Work? Lithium-ion batteries are commonly used in a variety of electronic devices. Lithium-ion battery cathodes are a critical component of the battery. They store and ...
Materials scientists demonstrate an environmentally friendly solution to remove valuable cobalt and lithium metals from spent lithium-ion batteries. The metals and the eutectic solvent they use to ...
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 21, 2022 – Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and four national laboratories have devised a way to make lithium-ion battery cathodes without using cobalt, a ...
TORONTO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Electra Battery Materials Corporation (NASDAQ: ELBM; TSX-V: ELBM) (“Electra”) today announced that its battery grade cobalt supply agreement with LG Energy Solution (LGES; ...
The lithium-ion battery is an electrochemical wunderkind. We use it for everything, whether it’s mundane gadgetry like phones and laptops or more extreme applications like electric ships and ...