The recycling and recovery of metals from spent alkaline and zinc‐carbon batteries are emerging as pivotal processes in the sustainable management of battery waste. These processes involve a sequence ...

A research team has developed a new electrode design that is set to enable the rechargeability of alkaline zinc batteries, one of the most common types of non-rechargeable batteries used in our daily ...

Rechargeable aqueous zinc-based batteries have the potential to provide affordable, reliable, and environmentally benign solutions to meet the increasing demand for energy storage in various ...

A new electrocatalyst combining iron phthalocyanine (FePc) with mesoporous Ti₃C₂ MXene significantly enhances oxygen ...

Zinc-carbon batteries contain a zinc anode, a carbon rod cathode, and an acidic electrolyte (typically ammonium chloride or zinc chloride). Their simple construction makes them a cost-effective energy ...

A research team has unveiled a breakthrough in improving the performance of zinc-air batteries (ZABs), which are an important energy storage technology. This breakthrough involves a new catalyst that ...