#chloride salts

[jcmarchi]

Breaking Through With a Better Battery for Storing Renewable Energy - Technology Org

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Breaking Through With a Better Battery for Storing Renewable Energy - Technology Org

Renewable power sources like wind and solar need large-scale battery arrays to store the generated energy and supply the electric grid when there is no sun or wind. Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a solution for a better battery—one that’s efficient, safe, sustainable, and economical for both utilities and consumers.

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Production of today’s most widely used battery technology — using lithium-ion as the critical metal component — relies on shrinking supplies of two other metals, cobalt and nickel, without which the batteries would not function. Those rare metals, however, are toxic and can contaminate ecosystems and water sources if they leach out of landfills.

Zinc metal batteries are an energy-dense alternative to lithium-ion, made from a safe and abundant metal. Previously, these batteries have been limited, because of their poor recharging efficiency and a chemical reaction producing unwanted hydrogen, which greatly reduced their cycle life. But scientists led by Oregon State researcher Xiulei “David” Ji have resolved those limitations with one big breakthrough.

Ji and collaborators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Penn State University and the University of California, Riverside have developed a new electrolyte for zinc batteries that raises their charging efficiency to 99.95%, competitive or even better than lithium-ion.

The new hybrid electrolyte uses water and a dissolved mixture of inexpensive chloride salts, eliminating the undesirable hydrogen reaction and extending the battery’s cycle life. Ji says the cost of electricity delivered by a storage facility using zinc batteries needs to support thousands of charge and discharge cycles to compete with fossil fuel electricity. Rigorous testing indicates these batteries will.

“Zinc metal batteries are one of the leading candidate technologies for large-scale energy storage,” Ji says. “Our new hybrid electrolyte is nonflammable, cost effective and has a very low environmental impact.”

In addition to utility-scale solar and wind farm installations, zinc batteries offer a secure and efficient way for homeowners to store electricity generated by rooftop solar panels. They can also serve as energy storage modules for communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters.

It’s a powerful solution toward a clean energy future.

Source: Oregon State University

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[secondwheel]

Na + Cl -> NaCl (sodium chloride aka table salt)

[iantheartandtapecollector]

Looks like Hazel accidentally spilled the sodium chloride.

[therighthandofvengeance]

G’Kar: how would you describe salt to someone who’s never interacted with it if you can’t say “salty”?

Delenn: I would say salt is ionically bonded and crystalline, and to humans, is usually “sodium chloride” or “halite”.

Londo: salt has perfect cleavage.

G’Kar: …

Delenn: he’s not wrong, you know.

G’Kar: I think that’s what’s the most annoying about his statement.

[morethansalad]

Vegan Tamago Kake Gohan (Vegan Egg Yolk)

[materialsscienceandengineering]

Table salt offers a safe, inexpensive and reusable pathway to recovering useful products from plastic waste

Muhammad Rabnawaz, an associate professor in Michigan State University's School of Packaging and recent inductee into the National Academy of Inventors, has always believed that the most brilliant solution is also the simplest. That belief is reflected in his team's new publication in the journal Advanced Sustainable Systems. Rabnawaz and his colleagues showed that sodium chloride—table salt—can outperform much more expensive materials being explored to help recycle plastics. "This is really exciting," Rabnawaz said. "We need simple, low-cost solutions to take on a big problem like plastics recycling." Although plastics have historically been marketed as recyclable, the reality is that nearly 90% of plastic waste in the United States ends up in landfills, in incinerators or as pollution in the environment.

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[blirpus]

i was reading that article on th previous post and i know nobody cares about this but omg they really dont know shit about salmiakki

[idonotblogatall]

I legitimately don't know the difference between a slug and a snail except one can explode with sodium chloride.

[cyanogen-miasma]

Ionic Bonding

[realcube]

Your last drabbles where really yummy, I know this is weird but I want to eat your writing.

I think your writing would taste like candied fruit. Which is my favorite snack (っ˘ڡ˘ς).

Have you ever tried candied fruit? If not you should! The best ones are Grapes and strawberries.

AAAAA that's so sweet thank you 😭 this has been added to the list of compliments that i'm never going to let go of mwahahah

and yess i've tried candied strawberries, they were so nice 😩 but never candied grapes oh my :O i will have to buy some. although i never see them for sale at the shops. when i tried candied strawberries it was at a wedding so idk where they even got them from lol. the only place i could think to buy them is the tiktok shop 😭 i am literally always getting ads for ppl selling candied fruit salads and edible arrangements!!!

anyway this made me think about what some of my moots' writings would taste like 🤔

[just-french-me-up]

how dare you remind me of athelstan

DONT YOU FORGET HIM!

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The addition of the diazonium salt derived from 4-nitroaniline to a basic solution of phenol instantly gives a brilliant red dye (figure 19.21).

"Chemistry" 2e - Blackman, A., Bottle, S., Schmid, S., Mocerino, M., Wille, U.

[arctic-hands]

Why is this health nut site trying to tell me sea salt is better than iodized table salt because "sea salt doesn't give you hypertension"??

[stinkrascal]

some pediatricians refer to children under 2 years in months so its probably hard to turn off, not to mention im sure most parents miss the days their babies were 0-12 months old :)

i know its done in medical settings i think it makes sense in that context its just when youre talking to someone casually and theyre like "this is my 23 month old" like i cant do math that fast in my head just say hes two you know. be normal about it

[thebeeshaveknees]

The vibe checks Connor could give are ridiculous--

Simon: What?! I'm a totally chill person, especially after gaining autonomy. I'm not even a little stressed--

Connor: Your stress levels haven't gone below 45% in the four months I've been monitoring you

Simon:

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Josh: I thrifted this necklace with my first paycheque! The owner said it was real gold :)

Connor: *necklace in his mouth* it's not

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Hank: I'm feeling good today, very focused

Connor: That's because I replaced your salt with potassium chloride.

Hank:

Connor: You don't eat fruit, lieutenant