APPLICATION OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) BENEFITS: High energy density Cost-effective Scalable Co-free and Ni-free Excellent rate capability and cycling stability BACKGROUND: Currently, layered oxides are the most popular choices for high energy LIB cathodes. Alternative cathode materials may provide further improvements to this … [Read more...] about Novel Cost-effective Fluorination Method to Synthesize High-Energy Lithium-Ion Battery Cathode Materials 2020-096
Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Adhesives Biodegradable polyesters Performance-advantaged polymers Antibacterial agents Water decontamination agents Co-product in bioenergy crops BENEFITS: Reduced production costs in comparison to previous methods Adds value to future bioenergy crops (PDC is a co-product) BACKGROUND: 2-pyrone-4-6-dicarboxylic … [Read more...] about Production of PDC in Plants Via Heterologous Expression of Bacterial Genes 2019-069
Engineering S. cerevisiae to Produce Isoprenol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Chemicals 2020-086
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Biofuels Commodity chemicals BENEFITS: Improves the isoprenol titer in the host Saccharomyces cerevisiae Creates a strong production system for isoprenol production BACKGROUND: Isoprenol (3-methyl-3-butene-1-ol) is a valuable biofuel and an important precursor of commodity chemicals. While a synthetic microbial system using … [Read more...] about Engineering S. cerevisiae to Produce Isoprenol for Sustainable Aviation Fuel and Chemicals 2020-086
Dissolvable Crosslinked Polymer Binder for Battery Electrode Recycling 2020-089
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Binder for sulfur electrodes in lithium-sulfur (Li-S) rechargeable batteries Binder for negative and positive electrodes of lithium-ion batteries and advanced lithium-ion batteries BENEFITS: The three-dimensional network structure of the dissolvable ionic crosslinked polymer (DICP) significantly enhances the mechanical … [Read more...] about Dissolvable Crosslinked Polymer Binder for Battery Electrode Recycling 2020-089
Novel High-Sulfur Utilization Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 2019-169
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Rechargeable batteries Electric vehicle batteries Drones and electric aircraft batteries ADVANTAGES: Stability towards polysulfides Promotes the polysulfide affiliation with the electrode substrate to prevent polysulfide dissolution Homogeneous distribution of all current electrolytes and additives for the … [Read more...] about Novel High-Sulfur Utilization Electrolytes for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries 2019-169