Work on finding beneficial uses for the 120 million tons of power plants' coal waste in the U.S. every year is attracting funding from the Biden administration.
X-MAT, the Advanced Materials Division of Semplastics, has successfully fabricated a full cell battery by combining a commercial cathode and its proprietary ceramic coal composite anode. X-MAT’s material has various current applications including fireproof roof tiles, lightweight space mirrors, battery electrodes and 3D printed ceramics. The basic production process involves.