and the recycled aluminum becomes part of a cycle that can occur over and over again without loss of the aluminum’s properties. Sodium aluminate forms through the chemical reaction of aluminum oxide ...

Large batteries are needed for cities and metro areas to run off solar or wind power. Researchers in ACS Central Science have ...

Large batteries are essential for storing solar and wind power, helping integrate renewable energy into the power grid. However, finding safe, reliable, and eco-friendly battery technologies has been ...

"Aluminum is widely used in thermal management ... and Hemish Thakkar (Rice graduate with a double major in chemistry and mechanical engineering, now a doctoral student at Princeton University).

The process requires lye and a common pool chemical used to decrease pH. Sodium hydroxide isn’t super safe, but it is much less problem to buy, store, and use than battery acid. Aluminum ...