{"id":216023,"date":"2020-04-02T09:40:57","date_gmt":"2020-04-02T07:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationorigins.com\/?p=216023"},"modified":"2020-04-02T09:40:57","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T07:40:57","slug":"ultra-fast-charging-and-clean-proton-battery-one-step-closer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/archive\/en\/ultra-fast-charging-and-clean-proton-battery-one-step-closer\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra-fast charging and clean proton battery one step closer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Researchers from Sweden’s Uppsala University<\/a> have taken a big step forward towards the development of the proton battery: Their fully biological proton battery not only provides sustainable energy storage, but also offers numerous other advantages over conventional batteries.<\/p>\n

Conventional batteries contain rare metals. Moreover, a lot of acids are used to extract these rather scarce raw materials. This in turn leads to major environmental problems. For example, the extraction of lithium for lithium-ion batteries is particularly environmentally unfriendly. This is a serious problem. Digitisation has led to a sharp increase in the demand for small energy sources. The automobile industry is also eagerly looking forward to fast rechargeable, but also environmentally friendly batteries for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n

The biological proton battery might be a solution. It offers an adequate supply of energy without damaging the environment. The proton battery has a variety of plus points compared to conventional batteries.<\/p>\n

Charging in a few seconds<\/h3>\n

The researchers were able to demonstrate that their battery can be conveniently recharged with the help of a solar cell. Charging can also be done without sophisticated electronics. These on the other hand, are required for lithium batteries. The proton battery can be charged in a matter of seconds. In fact, it can be charged more than 500 times without any significant loss of capacity.<\/p>\n

Temperature insensitive<\/h3>\n

Another significant advantage of the biological proton battery is that the ambient temperature has no influence on its performance. Tests have shown that capacity remains constant down to a temperature of minus 24 degrees Celsius, according to Christian Strietzel of the Faculty of Materials Science and Technology at the\u00a0 Uppsala University.<\/p>\n

Biological carbon compounds<\/h3>\n

The starting point for the research was the development of a battery with elements that are common in nature. The choice fell on the biological carbon compound quinone<\/em>, which is suitable as an active material in a battery. In nature, quinone<\/em> is often present in (yellow) dyes. In fungi, bacteria or flowers, for instance. The deciding factor for the researchers was the ability of quinone<\/em> to absorb or release hydrogen ions during charging and discharging. Hydrogen ions contain only protons by nature.<\/p>\n

Protection against the risk of explosion and fire<\/h3>\n

You need an electrolyte in order to transfer hydrogen ions into a battery. Uppsala researchers used an acidic aqueous solution for this. This is not just environmentally friendly, but also protects the proton battery against the risk of explosion and fire.<\/p>\n

Advances in the development of the biological proton battery offer hope for environmentally friendly batteries and accumulators. However, there is still a lot of development work to be done before the battery becomes a household item, Strietzel explains.<\/p>\n

The article was published in the German scientific journal Angewandte Chemie<\/a> (paper is in English).<\/p>\n

Read more articles about the development of batteries and accumulators here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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