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Cover Picture: From Biomass to a Renewable Li X C 6 O 6 Organic Electrode for Sustainable Li‐Ion Batteries (ChemSusChem 4/2008)
Author(s) -
Chen Haiyan,
Armand Michel,
Demailly Gilles,
Dolhem Franck,
Poizot Philippe,
Tarascon JeanMarie
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.200890008
Subject(s) - renewable energy , battery (electricity) , electrode , cover (algebra) , renewable resource , biomass (ecology) , ion , materials science , nanotechnology , green chemistry , energy storage , electrochemistry , process engineering , chemical engineering , chemistry , engineering , electrical engineering , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , physics , power (physics) , oceanography , quantum mechanics , geology
The cover picture shows a scheme illustrating a new concept in the design of electrode materials for the next generation of Li‐ion batteries. At present, Li‐ion batteries rely on the use of inorganic compounds, which are resource‐limited and require significant amounts of energy either for their synthesis or recycling. Ideally, in the life cycle of a sustainable Li‐ion battery, sunlight is used as the energy source and no additional CO 2 is produced. In their Full Paper on page 348 ff., F. Dolhem, P. Poizot et al. describe a radically different approach by which a new organic electrode material Li x C 6 O 6 has been developed using "green chemistry" concepts. myo ‐Inositol, which is available from renewable resources (CO 2 ‐harvesting plants), is used as a precursor for the synthesis of the oxocarbon, and no toxic solvents are required during the processing steps. Importantly, the performances of Li x C 6 O 6 compare favourably with conventional insertion electrode materials.