Semiliquid battery competitive with both Li-ion batteries and supercapacitors

Semiliquid battery competitive with both Li-ion batteries and
supercapacitors
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-semiliq...batteries.html
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/...miliquidba.jpg

(Phys.org)—A new semiliquid battery developed by researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin has exhibited encouraging early
results, encompassing many of the features desired in a
state-of-the-art energy-storage device. In particular, the new
battery has a working voltage similar to that of a lithium-ion
battery, a power density comparable to that of a supercapacitor, and
it can maintain its good performance even when being charged and
discharged at very high rates.

The researchers, led by Assistant Professor Guihua Yu, along with Yu
Ding and Yu Zhao, at UT Austin, have published their paper on the new
membrane-free, semiliquid battery in a recent issue of Nano Letters.
The researchers explain that the battery is considered "semiliquid"
because it uses a liquid ferrocene electrolyte, a liquid cathode, and
a solid lithium anode.

"The greatest significance of our work is that we have designed a
semiliquid battery based on a new chemistry," Yu told Phys.org. "The
battery shows excellent rate capability that can be fully charged or
discharged almost within one minute while maintaining good energy
efficiency and reasonable energy density, representing a promising
prototype liquid redox battery with both high energy density and
power density for energy storage."

The battery is designed for applications in two of the biggest areas
of battery technology: hybrid electric vehicles and energy storage
for renewable energy resources.

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On Fri, 22 May 2015 20:43:36 -0500, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Semiliquid battery competitive with both Li-ion batteries and
supercapacitors
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-semiliq...batteries.html
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/...miliquidba.jpg

(Phys.org)—A new semiliquid battery developed by researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin has exhibited encouraging early
results, encompassing many of the features desired in a
state-of-the-art energy-storage device. In particular, the new
battery has a working voltage similar to that of a lithium-ion
battery, a power density comparable to that of a supercapacitor, and
it can maintain its good performance even when being charged and
discharged at very high rates.

The researchers, led by Assistant Professor Guihua Yu, along with Yu
Ding and Yu Zhao, at UT Austin, have published their paper on the new
membrane-free, semiliquid battery in a recent issue of Nano Letters.
The researchers explain that the battery is considered "semiliquid"
because it uses a liquid ferrocene electrolyte, a liquid cathode, and
a solid lithium anode.

"The greatest significance of our work is that we have designed a
semiliquid battery based on a new chemistry," Yu told Phys.org. "The
battery shows excellent rate capability that can be fully charged or
discharged almost within one minute while maintaining good energy
efficiency and reasonable energy density, representing a promising
prototype liquid redox battery with both high energy density and
power density for energy storage."

The battery is designed for applications in two of the biggest areas
of battery technology: hybrid electric vehicles and energy storage
for renewable energy resources.

Sounds impressive. Does it work at all angles? i.e. upside down? I
can definitely see military uses.


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Lord Vath wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2015 20:43:36 -0500, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Semiliquid battery competitive with both Li-ion batteries and
supercapacitors
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-semiliq...batteries.html
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/...miliquidba.jpg

(Phys.org)—A new semiliquid battery developed by researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin has exhibited encouraging early
results, encompassing many of the features desired in a
state-of-the-art energy-storage device. In particular, the new
battery has a working voltage similar to that of a lithium-ion
battery, a power density comparable to that of a supercapacitor, and
it can maintain its good performance even when being charged and
discharged at very high rates.

The researchers, led by Assistant Professor Guihua Yu, along with Yu
Ding and Yu Zhao, at UT Austin, have published their paper on the new
membrane-free, semiliquid battery in a recent issue of Nano Letters.
The researchers explain that the battery is considered "semiliquid"
because it uses a liquid ferrocene electrolyte, a liquid cathode, and
a solid lithium anode.

"The greatest significance of our work is that we have designed a
semiliquid battery based on a new chemistry," Yu told Phys.org. "The
battery shows excellent rate capability that can be fully charged or
discharged almost within one minute while maintaining good energy
efficiency and reasonable energy density, representing a promising
prototype liquid redox battery with both high energy density and
power density for energy storage."

The battery is designed for applications in two of the biggest areas
of battery technology: hybrid electric vehicles and energy storage
for renewable energy resources.

Sounds impressive. Does it work at all angles? i.e. upside down? I
can definitely see military uses.


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Liquid fuelled aircraft. Will they work upside down.
Use your brain,

On Sat, 23 May 2015 17:16:05 +0000 (UTC), Mike Collins
wrote this crap:

Lord Vath wrote:
On Fri, 22 May 2015 20:43:36 -0500, Sam Wormley
wrote this crap:

Semiliquid battery competitive with both Li-ion batteries and
supercapacitors
http://phys.org/news/2015-05-semiliq...batteries.html
http://cdn.phys.org/newman/csz/news/...miliquidba.jpg

(Phys.org)?A new semiliquid battery developed by researchers at The
University of Texas at Austin has exhibited encouraging early
results, encompassing many of the features desired in a
state-of-the-art energy-storage device. In particular, the new
battery has a working voltage similar to that of a lithium-ion
battery, a power density comparable to that of a supercapacitor, and
it can maintain its good performance even when being charged and
discharged at very high rates.

The researchers, led by Assistant Professor Guihua Yu, along with Yu
Ding and Yu Zhao, at UT Austin, have published their paper on the new
membrane-free, semiliquid battery in a recent issue of Nano Letters.
The researchers explain that the battery is considered "semiliquid"
because it uses a liquid ferrocene electrolyte, a liquid cathode, and
a solid lithium anode.

"The greatest significance of our work is that we have designed a
semiliquid battery based on a new chemistry," Yu told Phys.org. "The
battery shows excellent rate capability that can be fully charged or
discharged almost within one minute while maintaining good energy
efficiency and reasonable energy density, representing a promising
prototype liquid redox battery with both high energy density and
power density for energy storage."

The battery is designed for applications in two of the biggest areas
of battery technology: hybrid electric vehicles and energy storage
for renewable energy resources.

Sounds impressive. Does it work at all angles? i.e. upside down? I
can definitely see military uses.



Liquid fuelled aircraft. Will they work upside down.
Use your brain,

I've seen airplanes at air shows fly upside down.


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On Saturday, 23 May 2015 20:36:04 UTC+2, Lord Vath wrote:

I've seen airplanes at air shows fly upside down.

"Upside down" is always relative to the observer's orientation.
Your upside down could easily be my right way up, cobber.

Good news on the batteries front, though.
Science spurred on by intense competition at a time of desperate need.
The rewards could be absolutely immense.
Not least the gratitude of mankind as the inventor's name is immortalised.
Start selling your stocks in centralised energy now.
Before it's too late and governments start wasting more taxpayer's money in propping them up!
Energy poverty could soon be a distant memory right around the world.
Where do I queue for my taxpayer subsidised electric car and solar roof panels?
I want to become yet another cell amongst the billions in global society's energy storage battery.
The medium of choice for CO2-responsible governments as Antarctica slips en-masse into stormy seas.
Let's make drilling for oil and coal as outdated and filthy as steam locos.

"Chris.B" wrote:
On Saturday, 23 May 2015 20:36:04 UTC+2, Lord Vath wrote:

I've seen airplanes at air shows fly upside down.

"Upside down" is always relative to the observer's orientation.
Your upside down could easily be my right way up, cobber.

Good news on the batteries front, though.
Science spurred on by intense competition at a time of desperate need.
The rewards could be absolutely immense.
Not least the gratitude of mankind as the inventor's name is immortalised.
Start selling your stocks in centralised energy now.
Before it's too late and governments start wasting more taxpayer's money
in propping them up!
Energy poverty could soon be a distant memory right around the world.
Where do I queue for my taxpayer subsidised electric car and solar roof panels?
I want to become yet another cell amongst the billions in global
society's energy storage battery.
The medium of choice for CO2-responsible governments as Antarctica slips
en-masse into stormy seas.
Let's make drilling for oil and coal as outdated and filthy as steam locos.

Things aren't always what they seem. When British Railways abolished steam
engines the monitoring station at what is now Salford University measured a
big increase in atmospheric sulphur dioxide because it was no longer being
absorbed by the activated charcoal in the smoke from the railway engines.

On Sunday, 24 May 2015 09:06:38 UTC+2, Mike Collins wrote:

Things aren't always what they seem. When British Railways abolished steam
engines the monitoring station at what is now Salford University measured a
big increase in atmospheric sulphur dioxide because it was no longer being
absorbed by the activated charcoal in the smoke from the railway engines.

That's interesting!
I'm a fan of steam but must allow that they do have a bad image where dirt is concerned.
Not to mention the damage to health caused by mining the coal.
Do the old covered stations [and the tunnels of course] still accumulate thick layers of soot?
Do drivers and firemen still suffer from lung diseases?

On Sunday, May 24, 2015 at 12:35:53 UTC, Chris.B wrote:

That's interesting!
I'm a fan of steam but must allow that they do have a bad image where dirt is concerned.
Not to mention the damage to health caused by mining the coal.
Do the old covered stations [and the tunnels of course] still accumulate thick layers of soot?
Do drivers and firemen still suffer from lung diseases?

Leeds station was refurbished 10 years ago and is filthy again due to diesel soot! Some stations
prohibit diesel units from idling to reduce such emissions within the station canopy.
Heritage steam locos require special low-dust coal that is expensive and hard to obtain these
days, but isn't a respiratory hazard to drivers and firebox operators.

On Sun, 24 May 2015 15:01:47 -0700 (PDT), Linus Das
wrote this crap:

Leeds station was refurbished 10 years ago and is filthy
again due to diesel soot! Some stations
prohibit diesel units from idling to reduce such
emissions within the station canopy.

Really? Are they hard to restart? I don't imagine it's as easy as on
my yacht. I just turn a key and press a button.


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Chris.B wrote:
On Sunday, 24 May 2015 09:06:38 UTC+2, Mike Collins wrote:

Things aren't always what they seem. When British Railways abolished steam
engines the monitoring station at what is now Salford University measured a
big increase in atmospheric sulphur dioxide because it was no longer being
absorbed by the activated charcoal in the smoke from the railway engines.

That's interesting!
I'm a fan of steam but must allow that they do have a bad image where dirt is concerned.
Not to mention the damage to health caused by mining the coal.
Do the old covered stations [and the tunnels of course] still accumulate thick layers of soot?

Steam propulsion is banned throughout Scandinavia on electrified rail lines;
they can (barely, but still) measure the increase in leakege current increase
from a single steam train passing. This is from soot buildup on the isolators.

Sweden has one of the longest semi-abandoned but still in service tracks on
Inlandsbanan, where steam enthusiasts run special trains during the summer.
1600 km long, max speed 30 km/h in sections.

Do drivers and firemen still suffer from lung diseases?

-- mrr