Research on new Taylor flow reactor to prepare Ni-rich oxide and LLZO ceramic Li+ ion conductors

Abstract

New, green technologies are better for the environment and this is increasingly important in the context of worsening global warming and climate change. With the prevalence of battery powered devices, an important part of this is improved battery technology with improved performance and enhanced energy efficiency. Professor Chun-Chen Yang, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, Taiwan is also a director of the Battery Research Centre of Green Energy (BRCGE), Taiwan, which is conducting R&D on new, revolutionary battery technologies. A focus for Yang and his team is lithium (Li) batteries and new versions that incorporate different elements, with a view to improving energy storage capacity and green sustainable energy practices. He recognises the need to increase the energy density and safety of these batteries in order to meet the requirements of future applications and is exploring the benefits of using a full solid-state Li metal battery (ASSLMB). The researchers are conducting studies using a Taylor flow reactor to prepare Ni-rich oxide and LLZO ceramic Li+ ion conductors and have already yielded advantages and they hope, in the future, the method can be adopted on a wide scale and lead to the development of new and improved batteries. First, the team is keen to overcome issues associated with the difficulty of controlling uniformity and quality.