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Recycled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Could be Used for Producing Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells & Batteries

Recycled Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Plastics Could be Used for Producing Bipolar Plates for Fuel Cells & Batteries

Carbon fiber-reinforced plastics (CFRPs) are becoming a subject of intense research as aircraft components. A new technology changes recycled carbon fibers into materials for fuel cells & batteries: saving costs and enhancing CO2 balance.

11 Apr 2018

Recycled Waste Soot Challenges Natural Graphite as Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

Recycled Waste Soot Challenges Natural Graphite as Lithium-Ion Battery Anode

Using heat treatment, black carbon waste material from Merchant ships was transformed into highly crystalline, graphitic 3D structures known as nano-onions. Electrochemical testing showed its properties make it an ideal candidate for low-cost anodic material in lithium-ion batteries.

9 Apr 2018

Simple Test to Detect E. Coli in Drinking Water Wins Grand Prize

Simple Test to Detect E. Coli in Drinking Water Wins Grand Prize

Microbe-contaminated drinking water is a major issue across the globe. According to the World Health Organization, at least 2 billion people worldwide use contaminated drinking water, causing diseases such cholera, dysentery, typhoid, and polio, and leading to more than 500,000 diarrheal deaths annually.

9 Apr 2018

Study Shows Many Different Carbon-Pricing Approaches Would Help Curb Emissions

Study Shows Many Different Carbon-Pricing Approaches Would Help Curb Emissions

Placing a tax on carbon, together with returning the yielded revenue to the public, can be an effective approach to controlling greenhouse gas emissions.

6 Apr 2018

Study Proves Gleaning Valuable Metals from Electronic Waste is Lucrative

Study Proves Gleaning Valuable Metals from Electronic Waste is Lucrative

Globally, electronic waste is one of the most rapidly growing waste categories and recyclers have collected usable parts, including metals, from it.

5 Apr 2018

Fog Harvesting Device Boosts Collection Capacity for Clean Water

Fog Harvesting Device Boosts Collection Capacity for Clean Water

A passive, robust & effective water collection method, fog harvesting involves capturing the droplets of water suspended in the wind that constitute fog.

29 Mar 2018

Molecular Design for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries

Molecular Design for Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries

Chemists attempting to create alternative battery technology solutions have developed a new molecular design for aqueous organic redox flow batteries.

29 Mar 2018

Highly Selective Catalyst Reduces Greenhouse Gas to Carbon Monoxide

Highly Selective Catalyst Reduces Greenhouse Gas to Carbon Monoxide

Researchers have developed a highly selective catalyst that can reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide.

9 Mar 2018

Plastic Pollution Converted into Wastewater Cleaners

Plastic Pollution Converted into Wastewater Cleaners

University of Bristol researchers have discovered a method to re-use a common plastic to break down destructive dyes found in wastewater.

9 Mar 2018

Study Reveals Payments are Not Attractive Enough to Protect Forests in Southeast Asia

Study Reveals Payments are Not Attractive Enough to Protect Forests in Southeast Asia

According to researchers, efforts to safeguard tropical forests for the carbon they store may be unsuccessful as protection payments are extremely low.

7 Mar 2018

New Products for Energy Research: Battery & Solar Materials

New Products for Energy Research: Battery & Solar Materials

Explore battery and solar materials for your energy research.

From Merck KGaA

Thermo Scientific™ Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder

Thermo Scientific™ Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder

The Energy 11 Twin-Screw Extruder is a versatile piece of equipment designed for various applications in battery research and development.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific – Materials Characterization

ARL QUANT’X ED X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

ARL QUANT’X ED X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometer

The ARL QUANT'X is a complete energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer solution for all your elemental analysis needs.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific - Elemental and Phase Analysis

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