kalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comexternal-linkmessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up1175arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1173arrow-down1external-linkFirms are exploring sodium batteries as an alternative to lithiumwww.economist.comkalkulat@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarekalkulat@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months agoIIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
minus-squarethreelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 months agoI’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.
IIRC sodium is the -cathode- in the battery. No molten (RU thinking of reactors?)
I’m not thinking of reactors, though I am aware that molten sodium is used as a coolant fluid. It seems that I was remembering an off-hand comment in a MinutePhysics video from a few years ago. Molten sodium batteries do exist, but regular sodium batteries also exist.