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- Title
Direct molten-salt electroplating cuts battery costs.
- Abstract
Xerion Advanced Battery Corp. has developed a direct molten-salt electroplating process that aims to reduce the costs, energy consumption, and carbon emissions associated with lithium-ion battery manufacturing. The process uses lower-purity raw materials and a nanostructured-foam electrode architecture, allowing for the use of technical-grade lithium hydroxide or lithium sulfate instead of battery-grade materials. The company's DirectPlate technology combines purification, synthesis, and deposition into a single step, resulting in a 20-40% reduction in overall carbon emissions compared to traditional battery manufacturing processes. Xerion plans to build new production lines in Ohio and Florida in the coming years.
- Subjects
FUSED salts; ELECTROPLATING; LITHIUM-ion battery manufacturing
- Publication
Chemical Engineering, 2024, Vol 131, Issue 1, p6
- ISSN
0009-2460
- Publication type
Article