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SiGNa Chemistry Demonstrates Sodium Silicate-Based Hydrogen Generation System for Portable Fuel Cells

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Prototype sodium silicate hydrogen generation system as presented earlier this year at DOE merit review. The H300 utilizes real-time swappable cartridges that generate hydrogen on demand using SiGNa’s proprietary sodium silicide (NaSi) powder. Sodium-Silica-Gel: 2Na-SG + H 2 O → H 2 + Na 2 Si 2 O 5. Click to enlarge.

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Researchers Develop New Lower-Cost, Efficient Catalyst for Water Gas Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production

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A team of researchers from Tufts University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Harvard University report that alkali ions (sodium or potassium) added in small amounts activate platinum adsorbed on alumina or silica for the low-temperature water-gas shift (WGS) reaction (H 2 O+CO→ H 2 +CO 2 ) used for producing hydrogen.

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New mesoporous crystalline Si exhibits increased rate of H2 production; potential use in Li-ion batteries also

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The nanosized crystalline primary particles and high surface areas enable an increased rate of photocatalytic hydrogen production from water and extended working life. The standard method for manufacturing porous silicon is a subtraction method, similar to making a sculpture. They then treat the material with a sodium potassium alloy.

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Rio Tinto commits $2.4B for Jadar lithium project; planning 58,000 tons/year lithium carbonate by 2029

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Following ramp-up to full production in 2029, the mine will produce ~58,000 tonnes of lithium carbonate, 160,000 tonnes of boric acid (B 2 O 3 units) and 255,000 tonnes of sodium sulfate annually, making Rio Tinto one of the top ten lithium producers in the world. million tonnes of lithium carbonate over the expected 40-year life of mine.

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Fraunhofer team develops process to recycle carbon black from car tires

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Bottom, secondary products recovered from the ash, from left to right: liquid sodium silicate or “water glass”, precipitated SiO 2 , precipitated ZnSO 4. Around three kilograms of carbon black—also known as industrial soot—are found in a standard car tire. © Fraunhofer IBP.

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Johnson Controls opens automotive battery recycling facility in Florence, South Carolina

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The electrolyte is transformed into a sodium sulfate salt, which is then used in textiles, glass, and detergent manufacturing. The facility will adhere to the US EPA’s latest standards for ambient air, which reduced the acceptable concentration of lead in air by a factor of 10, changing the standard from 1.5

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Chinese steel group Tsingshan investing $375M to build lithium plant in Argentina with Eramet

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Fresh water is then used to release the stored lithium. Purification of the lithium, then reaction with sodium carbonate to convert it to lithium carbonate. All Eramet’s CSR standards will be applied on the activity. Once filtered again and washed, it achieves the chemical quality of the finished product.

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