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Oak Mushroom Waste Turned Into Battery Carbon

Oak Mushroom Waste Turned Into Battery Carbon

Oak mushroom

What they found

Carbon made from oak mushroom waste delivered 503 mAh/g in lithium–sulfur batteries and stayed stable for 400 cycles.

Carbon made from oak mushroom waste delivered 503 mAh/g in lithium–sulfur batteries and stayed stable for 400 cycles.

The number

503 mAh/g after 50 cycles

How solid is it?

Field study

Field study

Materials/engineering

Materials/engineering

Evidence ladder: Lab dish → Animal → Early human → Strong human. Reviews summarize earlier research.

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ECOLOGY & CONSERVATION

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Battery Innovation

Battery Innovation

Scientists turned discarded oak mushroom waste into nanoporous activated carbon with an extremely high surface area, ideal for stabilizing sulfur in lithium–sulfur batteries. When used as a sulfur host, the mushroom-derived carbon delivered 503 mAh/g after 50 cycles and remained stable for 400 cycles.

Scientists turned discarded oak mushroom waste into nanoporous activated carbon with an extremely high surface area, ideal for stabilizing sulfur in lithium–sulfur batteries. When used as a sulfur host, the mushroom-derived carbon delivered 503 mAh/g after 50 cycles and remained stable for 400 cycles.

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