gold platinum catalyst Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:49:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Lithium Air Batteries Find That Gold-Platinum Catalyst Increases Their Efficiency and Lifetime https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-air-battery-gold-platinum-catalyst-20100609/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/lithium-air-battery-gold-platinum-catalyst-20100609/#respond Wed, 09 Jun 2010 16:49:18 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=7938 MIT researchers have just discovered an alloy that, if used as a catalyst, makes lithium-air batteries more efficient. This type of battery works by reacting the metal lithium with the oxygen from the air, and is very efficient at storing high amounts of energy (three times more than lithium ion). The industry awaits the development of lithium air batteries so they can be used in future electric cars.

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