A collaborative initiative has been started by Birla Carbon, a producer of carbon black solutions, to create graphite for lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries that is obtained from biocrude.
The business has partnered with NC State University, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Ensyn, the Battery Innovation Center (BIC), and Yale University to develop and scale up the manufacturing of graphite made from biocrude.
In a Li-ion battery, graphite is one of the materials used to store lithium. Making battery-grade graphite from biocrude is a sustainable way to make such priceless materials.
Portable electronics, power tools, household energy storage, and grid-level storage applications are all increasingly reliant on this technology, which is essentially driving the market for Li-ion batteries.
