Apple and Google just announced new tablets and smartphones but one thing those devices can't brag is a battery made with portobello mushrooms. In a paper published in the journal NATURE SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, researchers from the university's BOURNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING describe how they created a new type of high-carbon lithium ion battery using heat-treated nano ribbons from the skin of portobello mushrooms. These new type of lithium-ion battery anode using portabella mushrooms have following features :
- Inexpensive
- Environment friendly
- Easy to produce
An attempt was made to replace SYNTHETIC GRAPHITE which is the current industry standard for rechargeable lithium-ion battery anode because synthetic graphite has high cost of manufacturing because it requires significant chemical preparation and activation which are also harmful to the environment. Using biomass, a biological material from living or recently living organisms as a replacement for graphite has drawn recent attention because of its high carbon content, low cost and environmental friendliness.
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