Harmful Algal Blooms to Sodium-ion Battery Electrodes Research

Higher education and research

A carbon material used as electrode material in sodium-ion batteries, traditionally derived from petroleum but can be created from biomass or harmful algal blooms.

Energy storage devices using sodium ions instead of lithium ions, offering lower cost and potentially replacing lithium-ion batteries in many applications.

These batteries are used in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEV), Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV), and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV).

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Electrode material for sodium-ion batteries produced by heating harmful algal blooms to 700–1,000 degrees Celsius in argon gas, offering a sustainable and low-cost alternative to petroleum-derived hard carbon.