Scientists from the Republic of Korea and India have reported the development of a novel zinc-air battery with self-recharging capabilities based on functionalized graphene nanosheets produced from biomass. Their findings have been reported in the journal ACS Applied Energy Materials.
Study: Biomass-Based Functionalized Graphene for Self-Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries. Image Credit: Tasha Vector/Shutterstock.com
Improving Green and Sustainable Energy Harvesting and Storage Applications
Fossil fuel exploitation is a critical environmental issue. Because of the dangers of climate change, the need for green, sustainable devices which can both harvest and store energy simultaneously has received increased research focus in recent years.
Integrating devices that can perform both these functions is a route toward reducing humanity’s reliance on fossil fuels and meeting growing…