University of California researchers have discovered a way to reuse glass bottles to create more environmentally friendly lithium-ion batteries. The team utilised waste glass and a cheap magnesiothermic reduction process to create nanosilicon anodes to produce high-performance batteries that could be used in electric or hybrid vehicles. The process reduces glass bottle waste and increases energy capacity, with silicon anodes being able to store 10 times more energy than graphite anodes. A new study by the UC Berkeley Department of Materials Science & Engineering has found an inexpensive method for producing high-capacity lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries, which can power vehicles without using precious lithium. Li@@
University of California researchers have discovered a way to reuse glass bottles to create more environmentally friendly lithium-ion batteries. The team utilised waste glass and a cheap magnesiothermic reduction process to create nanosilicon anodes to produce high-performance batteries that could be used in electric or hybrid vehicles. The process reduces glass bottle waste and increases energy capacity, with silicon anodes being able to store 10 times more energy than graphite anodes. By creating nano-sized silicon anodes, the batteries avoid issues of unstable expansion and shrinkage.