Faraday Institution funded project on
Scalable and Sustainable Manufacture of Si Anodes for Transforming Commercial Batteries
2022-2023
A collaboration between Siddharth V. Patwardhan, Solomon Brown and Max Yan
*Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield.
Overview
This project will develop the first commercially viable large-scale process for the bulk manufacture of highly desirable porous silicon for graphite anodes with high silicon content.
Our recent work has shown that magnesiothermic reduction (MgTR) of silica can produce the desired porous Si for battery anodes. There are process chemistry challenges need to be overcome to make it economical and sustainable. Our vision for this project is to create a pathways to reach the market by progressing through key stages such as process chemistry, scale-up and manufacturing.
More details to follow.
More details to follow.