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A new way to extract lithium chloride from liquid and solid solutions
Lithium chloride (LiCl) is a critical lithium containing material involved in producing battery-grade lithium hydroxide (LiOH). LiOH is required as a precursor material for many of the high-performance Li+-ion battery cathode chemistries in use today for portable electronic applications from laptops to electric vehicles. However, current battery production...
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Superior resistance UV darkening prevention in electrochromic smart windows
A better-performing, longer-lasting “smart window” material
Problem statement
A large portion of the world’s energy expenditure is devoted to the heating, cooling, and lighting of buildings. Electrochromic materials are widely used to control the amount of light and heat allowed to pass through windows (i.e., “smart windows”)....
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A method for efficient heat storage devices
Commercial and residential buildings account for more than 40% of primary energy consumption in the United States, including 70% of all electricity. Much of this energy, particularly during peak weather events, is used by residential or small commercial building environmental loads (Figure 1). The ability to shift these peak environmental heating and...
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Accurate monitoring of leaks in CCS sites
Problem statement Increasing global concern over climate change has brought with it an opportunity for sustainable technological advancement. Tax incentives and the geopolitical will is further driving this trend towards carbon neutral technologies. Carbon capture and storage provides a safe and impactful way of achieving this goal. However, the process...
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