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New review paper published in EcoMat on electrochemical perspectives for lithium-ion battery recycling

Our new paper, Electrochemical recycling of lithium-ion batteries: Advancements and future directions, is now available online at the Wiley journal EcoMat. Our review provides a perspective of different recycling techniques currently used for lithium-ion batteries. We begin by reviewing the more established pyrometallurgical and hydrometallurgical methods, which have been widely adopted in industrial applications. These […]

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New paper published on cation separation during flow electrode capacitive deionization in Desalination

New paper published on cation separation during flow electrode capacitive deionization in Desalination. This work is about improving water treatment and resource recovery through selective ion removal using flow electrode capacitive deionization (FCDI). We explore separating specific cations like calcium and magnesium from multi-ion solutions, helping to optimize water desalination processes. Our data show that […]

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New paper published in Nature Communications

New paper published in Nature Communication. This highly collaborative work (spearheaded by Dr. Gündoğ Yücesan) presents polyphosphonate covalent organic frameworks (COFs) constructed via P-O-P linkages, synthesized through a one-step condensation reaction. This process involves heating a hydrogen-bonded precursor made from phenylphosphonic acid and porphyrin, without chemical reagents. At temperatures above 210 °C, the COF transforms into […]

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Cansu Kök and Volker Presser presenting work at the ISE topical meeting in Manchester

Two contributions from our team at the 38th Topical Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry (Nanomaterials in Electrochemistry): Volker Presser is giving an oral presentation with the title “MXene and hybrid electrodes for high performance energy storage” and Cansu Kök present a poster on “Continuous Lithium-Ion Extraction via Fuel Cell Desalination”.

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New paper published in Batteries&Supercaps on upcycling of supercapacitor electrodes for water desalination

New paper published on “Life after death: Re-purposing end-of-life supercapacitors for electrochemical water desalination” in Batteries & Supercaps. Even the best supercapacitor, at some point, will reach its end-of-life. With limited amounts of precious elements (unlike lithium-ion batteries), elemental extraction of the active material’s components is not really attractive for supercapacitors. More interesting is to […]

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New paper published on NGC-MXene in Advanced Science

New research paper from our collaboration with Michael Naguib: “Nitrogen-Doped Graphene-Like Carbon Intercalated MXene Heterostructure Electrodes for Enhanced Sodium- and Lithium-Ion Storage” published in Advanced Science. We’ve developed a novel N-doped graphene-like carbon intercalated Ti3C2Tx (NGC-Ti3C2Tx) heterostructure. But wait… why would one want to add something in-between the MX-layers, the wonderful interlayer space that should […]

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New paper published on solvation-effects during carbon nanopore electrosorption in Carbon

New paper on solvation effects inside carbon nanopores during electrosorption published in Carbon. Our British-German study explores the solvation effects on ion adsorption and electrosorption within carbon micropores, employing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to gain insights. Our data investigate how ionophilicity and ionophobicity – the tendency of ions to be uptaken by uncharged nanopores […]

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New paper on electrosynthesis of nitrogen fertilizer from algal biomass in Chemical Engineering Journal

New paper published in Chemical Engineering Journal on “A sustainable approach: Repurposing harmful algal biomass as carbon-based catalysts for nitrogen fertilizer electrosynthesis from nitrate and CO2“. 📜 Our research focuses on repurposing harmful algal blooms (HABs) biomass into carbon-based catalysts, specifically Cu1Mo1/NC, for the electrosynthesis of nitrogen fertilizers (urea and ammonia) from nitrate and CO2. […]

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New paper published on reduced graphene oxide particles decorated with Prussian blue for hydrogen Peroxide Sensing in ACS Omega

New paper published on “Freestanding Films of Reduced Graphene Oxide Fully Decorated with Prussian Blue Nanoparticles for Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing” in ACS Omega. This work explores freestanding graphene/Prussian blue (PB) electrodes for detecting hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). Using a two-step method, we synthesized reduced graphene oxide/PAni/Fe2O3 freestanding films, followed by electrochemical deposition of PB nanoparticles. This […]

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Delvina Tarimo starts her Humboldt Fellowship with us

Delvina Tarimo (PhD) Tarimo has started her Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) Fellowship in our group. Delvina has a strong background in Materials Science. With a Ph.D. from the , her work was dedicated to electrochemical energy storage, with a focus on bio-sourced carbons and supercapacitors. Delvina’s fellowship project explores advanced lithium-sulfur batteries using MXene […]

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New review paper on gel electrolytes for functional energy storage devices published in Chemistry of Materials

New review article “Functional gel-based electrochemical energy storage” published Chemistry of Materials. This paper reviews the research field of gel polymer electrolytes (GPEs), which combine the ionic conductivity of liquid electrolytes with the mechanical stability of solid materials. GPEs are versatile materials in various electrochemical applications, including sensors, actuators, and energy storage devices. These quasi-solid […]

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New team feature video

Thanks to the creativity of Uwe Bellhäuser and the patience and positive energy of our whole team, we are happy to launch now our new team feature video – to share our team’s excitement about research and to showcase the real heroes and heroines of science: the people of our group! Enjoy the video and […]

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New paper published in Energy & Environmental Materials on continuous lithium-ion extraction via fuel cell desalination

New paper published in Energy & Environmental Materials. A few years ago, then-PhD-student Zhang Yuan explored with us the adoption of a fuel cell for continuous water desalination. Basically, a fuel cell can be “fooled” to desalinate an inflowing water stream by replacing the common proton exchange membrane with a flow channel, contained within a […]

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