Lithium doesn’t make batteries lose charge capacity, get hot, or explode. It’s not the weak link that makes batteries slow to charge or limits its capacity. Lithium is a unique element the least dense of all metals that possesses high electrochemical potential making it ideal for ionic mobility.
Lithium production is about to shed all of its historical shortcomings and transform the industry in the process. There is a company, right now, that’s well on its way to changing the way rechargeable battery grade lithium is produced.
An interesting turn of events this week for the unending saga of lithium battery fires. Yes, there were more fires to report, including a major one in NYC which involved the partial destruction of an apartment building, but that’s not what I want to talk to you about today. Today I’d like to focus more on the solution to the problem, as there’s one very compelling approach being developed right now.
Earlier this week, researchers at the Chung-Ang University in South Korea announced that they had a breakthrough in charge speed and longevity by making precise modifications to a lithium-ion battery’s electrolyte.