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Chennai : India | 6 months ago  
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  • World's first battery fueled by air that could provide storage of energy 10 times as compared to those available today and can be used in electric cars, mobile phones and laptops.
  • The revolutionary "STAIR" (St. Andrews Air) battery charged in a traditional way but as power is used or discharged, an open mesh section of the battery draws in oxygen from the surrounding air. This oxygen reacts with a porous carbon component inside the battery, which creates more energy and helps to continually charge for the cell as it is being discharged.
  • This battery differs from the traditional battery using the chemical component lithium cobalt oxide, in as much as it uses porous carbon and oxygen drawn from the air and the cell is much lighter than current batteries.
  • The cycle of air helps to recharge the battery as it is used. It has a greater storage capacity than other similar sized cells. It can emit power upto 10 times longer. The key is to use oxygen in the air as a reagent rather than carry the necessary chemicals around inside the battery.
  • The battery is much smaller and lighter and hence better for transporting small applications. The size is also crucial for anyone trying to develop electric cars as they want to keep weight down as much as possible.
  • In addition to being light it would be cheap as the porous carbon matrix which holds the Lithium battery ought to be economical.
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  • News Source: Times of India | 6 months ago
    The world’s first battery fuelled by air, which could provide up to 10 times the energy storage of designs currently available and could power electric cars, mobile phones and laptops, has been unveiled. St Andrews Air) battery is charged in a...
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  • Blog Source: www.vitalread.com
    By replacing the traditional chemical constituent, lithium cobalt oxide, with porous carbon and oxygen drawn from the air, the cell is much lighter than current batteries. And as the cycle of air helps re-charge the battery as it is ...
  • Blog Source: www.iwebble.com
    This oxygen reacts with a porous carbon component inside the battery, which creates more energy and helps to continually 'charge' the cell as it is being discharged, the Daily Telegraph reported. By replacing the traditional chemical ...
  • Blog Source: www.greenmomentum.com
    The new component is made of porous carbon, which is much less expensive than the lithium cobalt oxide it would be replacing. "The key is to use oxygen in the air as a reagent, rather than carry the necessary chemicals around inside the ...
  • Blog Source: justatheory.co.uk
    The battery is charged as normal, but as its energy is drained oxygen from the air is drawn through its surface. Then, the oxygen reacts with the pores in the carbon to create more energy and recharge the draining battery. Oxygen drawn ...
  • Blog Source: www.greendiary.com
    The lithium cobalt oxide electrode will be replaced with a porous carbon electrode in the fuel cell. This will allow the lithium ions and electrons to react in the cell and uses oxygen drawn from the surface of the battery. ...
  • Blog Source: www.goodcleantech.com
    The oxygen that's used as a reagent is absorbed through a surface exposed to air. The porous carbon material will also lower the overall cost of a lithium battery and make the resulting product more compact, translating to a boon for ...
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