Smart, ecofriendly new battery to solve environmental problems

Present-day lithium batteries are efficient but involve a range of resource and environmental problems. Using materials from alfalfa (lucerne seed) and pine resin and a clever recycling strategy, Uppsala researchers have now come up with a highly interesting alternative. Their study will be presented soon in the scientific journal ChemSusChem.

'We think our discovery can open several doors to more environment-friendly, energy-efficient solutions for the batteries of the future,' says Daniel Brandell, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Uppsala University, one of the researchers behind the idea.

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credit: Daniel Brandell

Components of the new battery type are made of renewable organic biomaterials from alfalfa and pine resin. Credit: Daniel Brandell

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Components of the new battery type are made of renewable organic biomaterials from alfalfa and pine resin. Credit: Daniel Brandell

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smart-ecofriendly-battery-problems.html#jCp

om alfalfa (lucerne seed) and pine resin and a clever recycling strategy, Uppsala researchers have now come up with a highly interesting alternative. Their study will be presented soon in the scientific journal ChemSusChem.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2014-09-smart-ecofriendly-battery-problems.html#jCp