Terbium-161 is a medical radiolanthanide that has a beta decay energy and half-life similar to that of lutetium-177, which makes it a promising alternative for therapeutic purposes. The production route using an enriched gadolinium-160 target necessitates the purification of terbium-161 from the untransmuted target material as well as from its stab...
The Syndrome of Irreversible Lithium-Effectuated Neurotoxicity (SILENT) is a rare but concerning neurological complication resulting from lithium intoxication. Despite being reported since the 1960s, SILENT remains poorly understood and previous reviews on this topic commonly have been narrative. We therefore conducted a scoping review to assess th...
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status: published
Fe-rich slags originating from non-ferrous metallurgy have shown promising properties as a new type of supplementary cementitious material (SCM). However, their combined use with limestone has not yet been investigated in detail. The goal of this study is to elucidate whether this yields a positive effect as observed for aluminosilicate SCMs with l...
Past studies have repeatedly demonstrated the technical feasibility to produce polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) using bacterial biomass of mixed microbial cultures (MMCs). Commercial quality grades of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate), PHBV, can be produced with control of average monomer composi-tion. However, demonstration of PHBV production...
Using a thick NMC811 (LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2) electrode as an example, we present a macro-to nanoscale 2D and 3D imaging analysis approach coupled with 4D (space + time) computational modeling to probe its degradation mechanism in a lithium-ion bat-tery cell. Particle cracking increases and contact loss between parti-cles and carbon-binder domain are ...
Li+ solvation structures have a decisive influence on the electrode/electrolyte interfacial properties and battery performances. Reduced salt concentration may result in an organic rich solid electrolyte interface (SEI) and catastrophic cycle stability, which makes low concentration electrolytes (LCEs) rather challenging. Solvents with low solvatin...
Li+ solvation structures have a decisive influence on the electrode/electrolyte interfacial properties and battery performances. Reduced salt concentration may result in an organic rich solid electrolyte interface (SEI) and catastrophic cycle stability, which makes low concentration electrolytes (LCEs) rather challenging. Solvents with low solvatin...
Pyrolysis is an effective method to remove organics (e.g. electrolytes and binders) from spent lithium-ion battery (LIB). In this study, the co-pyrolysis characteristics of fluorine-containing substances and active materials from LIB were investigated using thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), infrared spectroscopy (IR), an...
