A world in which reliance on fossil fuels drop and energy storage uptake rises may one day become dismayed to realize that batteries do not grow on trees. However, according to some researchers and companies, it may become possible for them to be made from them instead.
Stora Enso asserts that its new proprietary material Lignode can be used to make lithium- or sodium-ion batteries with ultra-fast-charging capabilities. It apparently does so by replacing the synthetic graphite typically found in the anodes for battery types, those intended for electric vehicles included.
Both compounds are carbon structures of properties that may make them the “perfect” anode. However, the latter is sourced from factory involving processes requiring 3,000°C (5,432°F) temperatures.
Lignode, on the other hand, is touted as requiring less heat to produce and, furthermore, is based on lignin, a…
New plant-based battery-making solution touted to make the future of energy storage more sustainable
