New Way to Use Lignin from Plants in Battery Electrolytes
Written by AZoMFeb 23 2021
A group of researchers from Florida State University (FSU) has devised a new method to make use of a material contained in plants to develop safer batteries.
From left, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering associate professor Daniel Hallinan Jr. and FAMU-FSU College of Engineering assistant professor Hoyong Chung. Their research developed a way to use lignin, a compound in the cell walls of plants that makes them rigid, in the electrolytes of batteries. Image Credit: Florida State University Photography Services.
The researchers used an organic polymer called lignin—a compound present in the cell walls of plants that makes them stiff—and could create battery electrolytes. The study was published as the cover article in the