Applications Sustainable recycling of mixed plastic waste into valuable monomers. Production of monomer feedstocks for new plastic synthesis. Advantages/Benefits Eliminates the need for organic solvents by using an aqueous ionic liquid system Enables direct recycling or upcycling of mixed plastics without sorting High monomer yields for efficient reuse in … [Read more...] about 2021-190 Aqueous Ionic Liquid Process for Chemical Recycling of Plastics
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High Entropy Oxide Spinels for Battery Applications 2023-139
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electric Vehicles Energy Storage and Battery Manufacturing BENEFITS: Enhanced stability compared to their single-element counterparts Scalable and tunable fabrication Greater performance than silicon or graphite anodes BACKGROUND: High entropy oxide materials (HEOs) could be used as drop-in replacements for graphite (the … [Read more...] about High Entropy Oxide Spinels for Battery Applications 2023-139
High Fluorine Disordered Rock Salt for Lithium Ion Batteries 2024-030
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Electric vehicles Energy storage BENEFITS: Higher energy density and capacity than current cathode materials Improved cycling performance compared to current disordered rock salt cathode materials Scalable solid-state synthesis at lower temperatures retains fluorine content in the manganese (Mn)-based disordered rock salt … [Read more...] about High Fluorine Disordered Rock Salt for Lithium Ion Batteries 2024-030
Microporous Materials Enabling Direct Lithium Extraction from Brine 2024-067
APPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY: Lithium extraction from brine Improvement of low quality brines BENEFITS: Sorbent process uses only water Highly selective Lower cost than conventional precipitation processes BACKGROUND: Currently, the majority of the world’s lithium is supplied by mining. Conventional lithium mining is expensive, carbon emitting, and … [Read more...] about Microporous Materials Enabling Direct Lithium Extraction from Brine 2024-067
Sunchem: Extracting Gold and Copper from Waste Streams
Gold, with its high electrical conductivity and resistance to corrosion, is a critical metal used in solar panels, fuel cells, mobile phones, computers, circuit boards, medical devices, and more. Copper, too, is a critical metal used in electrical wiring, power cables, wind turbine and solar panel components, as well as for defense, consumer electronics, and other industry … [Read more...] about Sunchem: Extracting Gold and Copper from Waste Streams