Rubber meets the road with new carbon, battery technologies
Wednesday, August 27, 2014 - 16:00
in Physics & Chemistry
Recycled tires could see new life in lithium-ion batteries that provide power to plug-in electric vehicles and store energy produced by wind and solar, say researchers. By modifying the microstructural characteristics of carbon black, a substance recovered from discarded tires, a team is developing a better anode for lithium-ion batteries.