Currently, the most advanced electrochemical energy storage systems are based on vanadium salts as the electrolyte. However, vanadium is an expensive and scarce material. A team from the CSIC has developed a new electrolyte based on iron salts, incorporating the necessary additives to enable the battery to function efficiently and at a high voltage.
This new infrastructure represents an important step forward in fostering green energy innovation between research groups and industry. The laboratory is now operational and open to projects from CSIC researchers and other ALBA users.
Capturing and storing CO₂ from the air is one of the strategies to reduce greenhouse gases. In its search for innovative solutions to mitigate the climate crisis, LightNET Carbon Capture has collaborated SACYR, a engineering and infrastructure company, in the validation of a material to fix CO₂ on surfaces. The applied technology is based on a patent co-owned by CSIC and ICN2.
A team at CSIC's Institute of Carbon Science and Technology (INCAR) has developed a method to obtain graphene from coke. The method avoids the graphitisation phase, uses the chemical route and low temperatures. It is a sustainable and effective process that uses a by-product of the petrochemical industry.
A team led by researchers from ICMAB-CSIC and the University of Barcelona (UB) has designed a new molecular compound based on gadolinium, which opens new frontiers in magnetic refrigeration. It is of particular interest in the field of molecular magnetism and the design of devices with technological applications at the nanoscale.
- Adsorbent material from stainless steel slag for eliminating pollutants
- Photocatalysts to purify water using sunlight
- New ERC project to upscale the manufacturing process of colloidal inks for superconducting materials
- A simple and fast procedure to obtain hydrophobic aerogels
- Sustainable production of lightweight vitreous aggregates for the construction industry