StoreDot patent tin for lithium ion battery anodes
Startup company StoreDot, voted by the tech world as the number one most disruptive startup, has applied for a patent using tin as the main constituent of its lithium-ion battery anodes. The patent application is for an anode made from 5-80% tin, alloyed with silicon...
Liquid tin bismuth battery for grid-scale energy storage
A team at University of Kentucky have patented a liquid metal battery using tin and bismuth electrodes, with molten zinc chloride, for grid-scale energy storage. The Liquid Metal Battery (LMB) concept is decades old but has been first re-invented in modern times by...
Toyota Tokyo team develop tin silicon for solid state eVs
Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, previously collaborating with Toyota, have developed a tin silicon superionic conductor for solid state lithium ion batteries used in electric vehicles. Toyota has announced that it aims to leapfrog early electric vehicle...
Indonesian tin exports end 2017 strong
Indonesian tin exports in December totalled 7,056 tonnes according to preliminary figures released by the trade ministry this week, down 11% month-on-month but up 17% year-on-year. 22,610 tonnes of tin was shipped from Indonesia in Q4, up 29% year-on-year and the...
Scientists discover copper works best with tin in carbon capture catalysts
Scientists at Monash University, US have discovered that coating tin crystals on copper is the best way to make the reaction most efficient in the formate reaction. The team tried coating the tin dendrite crystals onto different metals - platinum, copper, indium and...
Tin crystals make fuel cells cheaper
Scientists at Ariel University, Israel have shown that layers of tin crystals can be used to make fuel cells cheaper by using less platinum or palladium catalyst per unit mass. In a recent patent application Ariel Scientific Innovations, the technology transfer office...
Researchers report ‘remarkable’ tin phosphate material for fuel cells
Researchers from Changzhou University, China and Pennsylvania State University, US have reported a 'remarkable' novel tin phosphate gel material that performs well in fuel cells, and can also be a fast-charging lithium ion battery anode. Tin phosphate is a leading...
China ore imports hit 2017 highs in November
According to the latest customs statistics, China's tin ores and concentrates imports in November 2017 totalled 30,481 tonnes, with 30,274 tonnes from Myanmar. We estimate that the tin content of ores and concentrates from Myanmar in November was 7,300 tonnes, more...
Sumitomo patents tin-nickel in fuel cells for electric vehicles
Sumitomo have patented the use of tin-nickel alloys in fuel cells that convert methane or hydrogen to electricity for electric vehicles. These 'Celmet' porous metal alloys have a high corrosion resistance and can be used in fuel cells as the electrode and gas...