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Shellfish Could Provide Substitute for Lithium in Batteries

01 Mar 2023 | Abstracted from The Cool Down

"... crustaceans like crabs and lobster contain a chemical in their shells called chitin, which can be used to power batteries when combined with zinc.

"University of Maryland's study also found that chitin-zinc batteries were 99.7% efficient after over 400 hours of use...

"...new materials for battery technologies there tends to be a significant gap between promising lab results and a demonstrable and scalable technology."



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