Batteries

This report was compiled based on an article introduced in our periodical, “Yano E plus” of September and November 2023 issues.

Trends of Metal-Air Batteries

– Wide Variety of Paths to Commercialization Depending on the Metal Materials Used; New Development with Li-Air for Improving Battery Properties, Fe-Air Gaining Attention Again, etc. –

1. Introduction

2. What are Metal-Air Batteries?

3. Overview of Metal-Air Batteries by Type

　3-1. Zinc-Air Batteries

　3-2. Magnesium-Air Batteries

　3-3. Aluminium-Air Batteries

　3-4. Hydrogen/Air Secondary Batteries (HAB)

　3-5. Lithium-Air Batteries

    3-6. Iron-Air Batteries

4. Market Outlook for Metal-Air Batteries

5. What Companies and Research Institutes Do

  5-1. VARTA Microbattery Japan K.K. / VARTA AG  

  5-2. FUJIKURA COMPOSITES Inc.

  5-3. National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

Trends of Li-S Batteries

– Characteristic of Being “Lightweight” as the Strength and Advance in the Cycle Life Leading to the Creation of a Long-Term Market –

1. Introduction

2. Overview of Li-S Batteries?

  2-1. What are Li-S Batteries?

 2-2. The Capacity of Sulfur-Based Cathode Materials Surpasses Current LiB Cathode Materials

  2-3. Electrode Reaction of Li-S Batteries and Challenges for Improvement

 2-4. Domestic and International Research and Development Trends of Li-S Batteries

3.  Market Outlook for Li-S Batteries

4. What Companies and Research Institutes Do

  4-1. ADEKA CORPORATION

  4-2. Fuji Pigment Co., LTD. / Green Science Alliance Co., Ltd.

  4-3. Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.

 4-4. Faculty of Engineering, Yokohama National University (Dokko/Ueno Laboratory)

 4-5. Electrochemistry Laboratory; Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering; Kansai University (Laboratory of Professor Masashi Ishikawa)

 4-6. Polymer and Biochemistry Laboratory <Functional Biomolecules>, Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Tokyo City University