Posted on October 13, 2016
Source – utilitydrive.com
Dive Brief
Researchers in Colorado have found a way to use wastewater from brewing beer to produce lithium ion battery electrodes.
The researchers say using brewery wastewater could provide a more efficient and potentially cheaper source or materials for electrode production.
The University of Colorado-Boulder researchers have filed a patent on the process and created Emergy, a Boulder-based company aimed at commercializing the technology.
Dive Insight:
Beer and science don’t always go together, but researchers at the University of Colorado-Boulder (UCB) have come up with a way to use the wastewater from beer to improve the cultivation of chemicals used in making lithium-ion battery components.” Read more at utilitydive.com
