< img src = "/uploads/blogs/47/03/ib-fqcph1bum_efum_ef7b2715.jpg" alt = "will replace lithium-ion batteries: cheap and non-burning & quot; quot; quot; quot; quot; quot; < P > Singaporea Flint has introduced cellulose batteries that, according to the developers, do not overheat and completely decompose. The CNET portal writes about it.
< P > As noted in the publication, the production of lithium-ion batteries is accompanied by significant carbon emissions, the leakage of toxic chemicals and the exhaustion of reservoirs. All this causes damage to the environment.
< p > For their part “paper” batteries are devoid of these shortcomings. They have a common structure with traditional lithium-ion batteries, but their key component is cellulose, which acts as a natural environment for the transfer of ions between the anode and the cathode, a critical chemical metabolism required for the battery. < p > “Our supply chain is very abundant, and we do not need rare land or toxic materials and scarce materials”, & mdash; noted Flint's co -founder Carlo Charles.
< p >Unlike traditional batteries that are difficult to dispose of, “paper” Batteries are distributed for six weeks. According to Carlo Charles, in the office in Singapore his team composts used batteries to nourish office plants.< P > It is expected that “paper” Flint batteries will once be able to replace lithium-ion analogues in smart clocks, phones and other devices. The company is now focused on the production of smaller batteries for smaller consumer electronics.
< P > “We want to go even further and see how we can embed our products into your smartphones. Complex smartphones can have complex batteries inside … That's so much potential”, & mdash; said Carlo Charles.
< p >For & nbsp; data & nbsp; Nbsp; Techcrunch, Flint's battery consists of only three components: zinc -based anode, manganese -based cathode and paper separator. Flint covers its cellulose paper, anode and cathode with hydrogel before baked in a vacuum oven & mdash; In essence, creating a cellulose paper reinforced by hydrogel.
< P > Carlo Charles explained in a comment to the publication that the company chose Zinc and manganese instead of lithium, cobalt and nickel because they are more common, making their value lower. In addition, battery -based batteries are safer than Lithium.
< P > “You can literally cut our battery during its operation, and it will still continue to work without overheating and without exploding, as we expect from Lithium batteries”, & mdash; The FLINT co -founder states.
< P > The materials used by Flint batteries also allow them to work in the temperature range from -15 & Deg; c to 80 & Deg; c, where materials in traditional batteries can only work in the temperature range from 15 & amp. ; DEG; C K 35 & Deg; C.
< p > “paper” batteries meet the standards of lithium batteries when it comes to voltage and current, but they still have to build a capacity. Today, they provide only about 60% or 70% of the energy density of lithium counterparts. In addition, FLINT also needs to improve the life cycle of their batteries before they are able to enter the market.< P > “What is great in us, so that we do so that manufacturers and suppliers are so easy to simply replace old Lithium batteries with our paper batteries”, & mdash; Karlo Charles emphasized.