Extracting lithium from currently underutilized brines, such as geothermal and oilfield brines, will be necessary to meet the growing demand for lithium in energy-storage applications in the future. Technical hurdles for extracting lithium from these sources include the relatively low…
Current recycling methods for recovering platinum-group metals (PGMs) from catalyst-coated membranes (CCMs) used in proton-exchange membrane (PEM) electrolyzers and fuel cells incinerate the highly valuable membrane material, requiring the manufacture of new material and the management of hydrogen fluoride offgas…
Olefin epoxidation is an important reaction for making a range of industrial intermediates in processes for epoxy coatings, polyurethanes, polyester textiles, surfactants, specialty chemicals, pharmaceuticals and others. Conventional olefin epoxidation involves organo-peroxides or organo-halogen oxidants, which present safety and environmental…
Sustainable Molecules Ltd. (SuMo) and Velocys (Houston) have successfully commissioned a U.K.-first Fischer–Tropsch (FT) syncrude production system demonstrating that SuMo's waste-derived syngas can be converted into the liquid hydrocarbon precursors needed to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). The milestone strengthens…
At its Worms site in Germany, Röhm GmbH (Darmstadt, Germany) is using an innovative and in-house developed technology for the first time on an industrial scale. It enables the processing and upgrading of chemically recycled methyl methacrylate (MMA). The starting…
Energy Exploration Technologies, Inc. (EnergyX; Austin, Tex.) annnounced the successful commissioning of a first-of-its-kind, U.S.-based lithium production facility at Project Lonestar™, marking a major milestone toward commercial-scale domestic lithium production. The Lonestar™ demonstration plant, using industrial-grade equipment, is operational and…
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This white paper explores the critical role of mixing technologies in the rapidly evolving battery industry, where precision and efficiency directly impact product performance and scalability. As battery formulations become more complex, the need for advanced mixing solutions capable of…
A new manufacturing technique is helping to overcome some of the major hurdles in developing more reliable and durable all-solid-state batteries. Combining a controlled sintering step with precise passivation, researchers from Paul Scherrer Institute PSI (Villigen, Switzerland; www.psi.ch) focused on…
Much hydrogen produced via water electrolysis (“green” hydrogen) requires downstream compression for end use or storage. A new electrolyzer concept developed by Supercritical Solutions Ltd. (London; www.supercritical.solutions) produces high-pressure hydrogen using a membraneless technology. “Supercritical’s technology outputs hydrogen at pressures…