floofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoApplying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025www.techradar.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1191arrow-down19
arrow-up1182arrow-down1external-linkApplying 'extreme heat' to lithium-ion batteries reportedly restores their capacity, and I think it's the sustainable tech breakthrough of 2025www.techradar.comfloofloof@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareSkydancer@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·5 hours agoThat still doesn’t follow. For every mole of particles dissolved in a liter of water, the boiling point of water increases by about 0.5°C.
minus-squareRolivers@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 hours agoGood point. It’s highly concentrated inside a battery if not saturated. Hmm. I still wouldn’t expose them to such high temperatures. Perhaps a longer duration at lower temperature is safer. I might try it some day with some waste batteries and a battery tester.
That still doesn’t follow. For every mole of particles dissolved in a liter of water, the boiling point of water increases by about 0.5°C.
Good point. It’s highly concentrated inside a battery if not saturated. Hmm. I still wouldn’t expose them to such high temperatures.
Perhaps a longer duration at lower temperature is safer. I might try it some day with some waste batteries and a battery tester.