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Most research on “forever chemicals” focuses on how best to remove them from the environment. But solutions to tricky problems often emerge from the most unexpected of places—as demonstrated by a new study that instead redirects the pollutants into becoming tools for extracting precious lithium. In a recent Nature Water study, a team led by Rice University researchers describes a novel way to use spent perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, to recover lithium from high-salinity brine pools. The team tapped into the fluorine content inside PFAS leftovers, using it to attract lithium from briny water. Remarkably, the team was able to collect lithium fluoride at 99% purity and confirmed that the sample was pure enough to boost the stability and performance of lithium-ion batteries.

Conçue dans le cadre d’un programme gouvernemental australien, la Waratah Super Battery entre désormais en service. Cette installation qui n’est autre que la batterie la plus puissante du monde devrait permettre d’éviter un futur manque de stabilité du réseau. En effet, l’Australie a décidé de fermer progressivement toutes ses centrales à charbon d’ici 2035.

Caterpillar successfully demonstrates first battery electric large mining truck and invests in sustainable proving ground. Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) announced a successful demonstration of its first battery electric 793 large mining truck and a significant investment to transform its Arizona-based proving ground into a sustainable testing and validation hub of the future.