The switch saves the center around $2,400 dollars annually in disposal costs alone, while reducing an average of 2,954 pounds of hazardous waste in the process. “There are safer alternatives out there ...

Further, a photo-chloralkali (PCA) process converts leftover brine into hydrogen, chlorine, and sodium hydroxide, with the help of photo-active material Cu₂O. In addition, the proton exchange ...

Credit: chemical industry/Shutterstock. Century Lithium has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Orica Specialty Mining Chemicals for sodium hydroxide supply from Angel Island.

Sodium-ion batteries show promise as a cheaper, more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion but need major advancements to become competitive. Stanford’s STEER study emphasizes that innovation, not ...