Environmentally sustainable lithium-ion battery cathode binders based on cellulose nanocrystals
Xingkang Huang, Haoyang You, Xiaoli Yan, Olaf J. Borkiewicz, Kamila M. Wiaderek, Janan Hui, Mark C. Hersam, Santanu Chaudhuri, Stuart J. Rowan, Junhong Chen
Abstract
Carboxylic acid functionalized cellulose nanocrystals have been obtained from biomass and evaluated as aqueous, environmentally sustainable alternatives to conventional polyvinylidene difluoride binders for cathodes of lithium-ion batteries.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCelluloseCathodeBattery (electricity)Lithium (medication)NanocrystalLithium-ion batteryIonChemical engineeringNanotechnologyChemistryOrganic chemistryEngineeringElectrical engineeringPhysicsPower (physics)MedicineEndocrinologyQuantum mechanicsExtraction and Separation ProcessesAdvanced Cellulose Research StudiesRecycling and Waste Management Techniques