Packing peanuts could be reused in better batteries

When a new lab was recently being set up at Purdue University in Indiana, a lot of the equipment arrived in boxes full of protective packing "peanuts." Unfortunately, few facilities exist for recycling the little pieces of foam, so they typically end up sitting in (or getting blown around) landfills for several decades. A team of Purdue researchers, however, discovered that they could find use in better-performing lithium-ion batteries. .. Continue Reading Packing peanuts could be reused in better batteries



Section: Environment



Tags: Batteries, Carbon, Lithium-ion, Nanoparticles, Purdue University, Recycling



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