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Title: Environmentally sustainable lithium-ion battery cathode binders based on cellulose nanocrystals

Journal Article · · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA03305A · OSTI ID:2434330
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  1. Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Physical Sciences and Engineering Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA
  2. Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
  3. Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 60439, USA
  4. X-ray Science Division, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL 60439, USA
  5. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
  6. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA, Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA
  7. Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois, 60439, USA, Applied Materials Division, Advanced Energy Technologies Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, IL, 60439, USA
  8. Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, The University of Chicago, 5640 S. Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Physical Sciences and Engineering Directorate, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, USA, Department of Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

Carboxylic acid functionalized cellulose nanocrystals have been obtained from biomass and evaluated as aqueous, environmentally sustainable alternatives to conventional polyvinylidene difluoride binders for cathodes of lithium-ion batteries.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NONE; AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
2434330
Journal Information:
Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A Journal Issue: 47 Vol. 12; ISSN JMCAET; ISSN 2050-7488
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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