Form Energy, Inc.

Viking Power Systems Pte, Ltd.

Jocelyn M Newhouse

William Henry Woodford

Liang Su

Jarrod David Milshtein

Rachel Elizabeth Mumma

Rupak Chakraborty

Amelie Nina Kharey

Isabella Caruso

Yet-Ming Chiang

Mitchell Westwood

Benjamin Thomas Hultman

Max Rae Chu

Ian Salmon McKay

Jay Whitacre

Robert Ellis Doe

Marco Ferrara

Eric F Weber

Mateo Cristian Jaramillo

Matthew Joseph Trahan

Kristen Carlisle

Theodore Alan Wiley

Robert E Jilek

Danielle Cassidy Smith

Michael Andrew Gibson

Nicholas Reed Perkins

Eric D Weber

David Eaglesham

Craig Downie

Andrew Haynes Liotta

Andrew J Gmitter

Florian Wehner

Annelise Christine Thompson

Joseph Anthony Pantano

Weston Smith

Tristan Gilbert

Anthony Tran

Matthew Edward Via

Brandon Uber

Brooke Wojeski

Rebecca Eisenach

Thomas Conry

Various embodiments provide a battery, a bulk energy storage system including the battery, and/or a method of operating the bulk energy storage system including the battery. In various embodiment, the battery may include a first electrode, an electrolyte, and a second electrode, wherein one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises direct reduced iron ('DRI'). In various embodiments, the DRI may be in the form of pellets. In various embodiments, the pellets may comprise at least about 60 wt % iron by elemental mass, based on the total mass of the pellets. In various embodiments, one or both of the first electrode and the second electrode comprises from about 60% to about 90% iron and from about 1% to about 40% of a component comprising one or more of the materials selected from the group of SiO, AlO, MgO, CaO, and TiO.

Negative electrodes for electrochemical cells

Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide metal electrodes for electrochemical cells. In various embodiments, the electrodes may comprise iron. Various methods may enable achieving high surface area with low cost for production of metal electrodes, such as iron electrodes.

Low cost metal electrodes

Various embodiments relate to several processes that may recover commodity chemicals from an alkaline metal-air battery. In various embodiments, while the cell is operating, various side products and waste streams may be collected and processed to regain use or additional value. Various embodiments also include processes to be performed after the cell has been disassembled, and each of its electrodes have been separated such as not to be an electrical hazard. The alkaline metal battery recycling processes described herein may provide multiple forms of commodity iron, high purity transition metal ores, fluoropolymer dispersions, various carbons, commodity chemicals, and catalyst dispersions.

Battery recycling

An electrolyte, an electrochemical cell including the electrolyte, and a battery including the electrochemical cell are disclosed. Exemplary electrolytes allow for electrochemical cells and batteries with relatively high efficiency and stability that can be charged to relatively high voltages.

Electrochemical cell and electrolyte for same

Electrolytes for use in commercially viable, rechargeable lithium metal batteries are described. The electrolytes contain one or more lithium salts, one or more organic solvents, and one or more additives. The electrolytes allow for reversible deposition and dissolution of lithium metal. Specific additives or additive combinations dramatically improved cycle life, decrease cell swelling, and/or lower cell impedance.

Additive containing electrolytes for high energy rechargeable metal anode batteries

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Somerville, MA, United States of America

Jocelyn M Newhouse